June 28, 2017

Поросенок Петр воюет по всем фронтам. Кибератаки последних месяцев используют уязвимости старых версий Windows, которые часто используются в банковском и энергетическом секторах. NYT дает краткую сводку о крупной атаке, которая началась буквально вчера

www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/technology/global-ransomware-hack-what-we-know-and-dont-know.html?_r=0

Global Ransomware Attack: What We Know and Don’t Know

Researchers said the attack had originated in Ukraine, but then spread to at least 64 countries.


tlgspace"Symantec, a Silicon Valley cybersecurity firm, confirmed that the ransomware was infecting computers through at least one exploit, or vulnerability to computer systems, known as Eternal Blue.

Eternal Blue was leaked online last April by a mysterious group of hackers known as the Shadow Brokers, who have previously released hacking tools used by the National Security Agency. That vulnerability was used in May to spread the WannaCry ransomware, which affected hundreds of thousands of computers in more than 150 countries."