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This is an expected outcome. Previously many cryptoviruses had grave security problems, thereby reducing business value (because customers could get their file
by dom0 10y ago
This is an expected outcome.
Previously many cryptoviruses had grave security problems, thereby reducing business value (because customers could get their files back without paying the storage fee). The move to established and known secure cryptographic protocols was therefore only a matter of time, since it represents a tangible increase in business value.
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- CiPHPerCoder 10y ago> The move to established and known secure cryptographic protocols was therefore only a matter of time, since it represents a tangible increase in business value. What does that have to do with Telegram? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10713064 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10713064
- ryanlol 10y agoThis malware doesn't even take advantage of the encrypted messaging functionality... It could just as well use twilio.
- dom0 10y agoOh, I didn't know about that. Thanks for the Link. Somehow I just assumed Telegram was one of "the good guys" in terms of crypto (I wouldn't/didn't recommend or use the app, the former because of the latter).
- tomjen3 10y agoIronically it seems this crypto virus has broken crypto too, because it uses some homegrown algorithm to encrypt the file, rather than use some industrial strength algorithm.