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As if this attack purely relied on people clicking on emails. Maybe that's 1 person out of 10.000 but obviously this used various other methods to spread.
by bkor 9y ago
As if this attack purely relied on people clicking on emails. Maybe that's 1 person out of 10.000 but obviously this used various other methods to spread.
- paulpauper 9y agohow else could it spread? flash exploit? Skype? Wanna cry spread to computer connected to network but individuals at home probably aren't connected to a local network unless there are multiple computers
- eps 9y agoYou are thinking "trojans," not viruses. Viruses spread without any user interaction by exploiting vulnerabilities in clean, but accessible machines. Ransomeware used to be purely trojans, but newer iterations now come with a viral component based (at least partially) on that leaked NSA toolkit.
- edejong 9y agoThe hit rate of targeted click bait is much higher. In companies without proper precautions it can be as high as 50%