ICTChris Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 No, not more election slogans. The NHS in England is currently dealing with a significant cyber attack, with 16 NHS Trusts confirming that they have been infected with RansomWare which encrypts their files and demands $300 worth of bitcoin to release them. There are some reports of this turning up in other organisations, including Telefonica in Spain. Some hospitals are turning patients away and in some practices patients are being told to avoid non-essential trips to the doctors. Any P&Bers impacted? Have any P&Bers launched a cyber attack on a major organisation? Have any P&Bers got $300 of bitcoin they can lend Jeremy Hunt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 6 minutes ago, ICTChris said: No, not more election slogans. The NHS in England is currently dealing with a significant cyber attack, with 16 NHS Trusts confirming that they have been infected with RansomWare which encrypts their files and demands $300 worth of bitcoin to release them. There are some reports of this turning up in other organisations, including Telefonica in Spain. Some hospitals are turning patients away and in some practices patients are being told to avoid non-essential trips to the doctors. Any P&Bers impacted? Have any P&Bers launched a cyber attack on a major organisation? Have any P&Bers got $300 of bitcoin they can lend Jeremy Hunt? Nope, regular as clockwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 This happened in one of my previous places of work, on a much smaller scale. Some old duffer opened what he thought was a pdf attachment in an email and it encrypted about 5000 files. He didn't even give a single f**k about what he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calum_gers Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I thought Brexit was meant to stop this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaldo Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I thought Brexit was meant to stop this? We haven't left yet mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DI Bruce Robertson Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 BUPA all the way[emoji3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin_3110 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I like how their press releases give the impression there's a team of Alan Turings at the NHS who'll have these crooks defeated quick smart.In reality there will be a load of disparate IT bods trying to collectively cobble together a full set of backup tapes from the boots of their various cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Bit daft to take on an entire 1st World Government when it was bound to become public straightaway. No chance of a payout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 41 minutes ago, ICTChris said: No, not more election slogans. The NHS in England is currently dealing with a significant cyber attack, with 16 NHS Trusts confirming that they have been infected with RansomWare which encrypts their files and demands $300 worth of bitcoin to release them. There are some reports of this turning up in other organisations, including Telefonica in Spain. Some hospitals are turning patients away and in some practices patients are being told to avoid non-essential trips to the doctors. Any P&Bers impacted? Have any P&Bers launched a cyber attack on a major organisation? Have any P&Bers got $300 of bitcoin they can lend Jeremy Hunt? Quick, hide the Quality Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Windows XP is the best version of Windows tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DI Bruce Robertson Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Quick, hide the Quality Street. Post of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DI Bruce Robertson Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Windows XP is the best version of Windows tbf. Nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 74 countries impacted by this piece of ransomware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Atleast pie and bovril has escaped this cyber carnage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Reasons it could have been me: Have used the NHS Have used a computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreElgin Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 This is being described in the press as a targeted and sophisticated cyber attack on our poor NHS when in reality some stupid old c**t has opened an attachment on an email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Girl in my works other half works in the NHS Scotland IT team/security team and gave two valuable pieces of information: The "pings" (whatever that means) came from Russia. Despite the attack he and the most of his team left the office at 5pm as normal leaving some brown nosing chumps behind to help solve the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Can the GP's not get access to google on their phones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 It's not really an attack, it's an infection. Regarding the pinge coming from Russia, I'd imagine that's the case for the majority of these big attacks. ETA - Register article on the outbreak https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/12/spain_ransomware_outbreak/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Nice try, Chris, but we're not clicking your fucking link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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