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> Based on the screenshot, one security expert WXIA showed it to said that it resembled the message from a variant of Samsam, a family of ransomware that struck
by abhiminator 9y ago
> Based on the screenshot, one security expert WXIA showed it to said that it resembled the message from a variant of Samsam, a family of ransomware that struck a number of hospitals two years ago.
Could this be one of those that exploited a Java de-serialization vulnerability in Java-based application servers a couple of ago as the excerpt says?
Java is an absolute buggy bag full of vulnerabilities, can't believe people/organizations still run this shit.
- cremp 9y agoAs opposed to Node.js and use npm? I can't believe that companies want to shoot themselves in the foot.
- CaptSpify 9y agoJust because node.js and npm are terrible doesn't detract from the fact that java is terrible |;)
- bitmapbrother 9y ago>Java is an absolute buggy bag full of vulnerabilities, can't believe people/organizations still run this shit. Are you sure you didn't mean Windows?
- nartz 9y agoSigh - its extremely naive to call "java" the issue. Every language, framework, OS, kernel (and frankly, even hardware) have their vulnerabilities. These types of comments sort of grind my gears.
- orf 9y agoAnd some languages, frameworks, OS and kernels have more vulnerabilities than others. That's what parent is saying.
- ulkesh 9y agoYou are either trolling or obviously have no clue what you are talking about. Enjoy the ignorance, I hear it's bliss!