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I remember hearing lots of back and forth on whether they actually used EternalBlue or not, I'm still not sure if that's settled or not, is it? "Given the fact

I remember hearing lots of back and forth on whether they actually used EternalBlue or not, I'm still not sure if that's settled or not, is it? "Given the fact that $6 million has already been pulled from parks and public utilities funds to "harden" city systems, the $76,000 demand now seems like a bargain." That doesn't seem fair at all. They'd still have to harden everything and it would still likely cost millions. From the looks of it they'd at least have their stuff back, probably, but they'd still need to put all the same time/money/work in, wouldn't they?

joncrane 7y ago
First of all, it's a terrible article, it's full of typos; why aren't we linking to the source article on ArsTecnica? Secondly, Later on in the article is the more relevant >The city figures it will cost $18 million to recover from a rejected $76,000 ransom demand. I guess if you're going to play chicken with extortionists, you might want to make sure your backup plans at least meet min spec. Either way, it's a terrible article and I'm on the fence about flagging it.
- dmix 7y ago
  It's RobinHood ransomware, I don't think it was EternalBlue either... https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-closer-look-at-the-robbinhood-ransomware/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-closer-look...
- totaldude87 7y ago
  on the contrary, i kinda liked this sarcastic writing.. >>The person in charge of the city's systems was Frank Johnson, who went on leave (presumably permanently) after a post-attack audit found the IT director hadn't done much IT directing.
shantly 7y ago
I wonder if, by the time we factor in all the costs of putting everything on a computer and online, securely, it's going to look like it would have been a pretty alright idea to leave most of it the way it had been in the distant past of 30ish years ago.

joncrane 7y ago

First of all, it's a terrible article, it's full of typos; why aren't we linking to the source article on ArsTecnica? Secondly, Later on in the article is the more relevant >The city figures it will cost $18 million to recover from a rejected $76,000 ransom demand. I guess if you're going to play chicken with extortionists, you might want to make sure your backup plans at least meet min spec. Either way, it's a terrible article and I'm on the fence about flagging it.

dmix 7y ago
It's RobinHood ransomware, I don't think it was EternalBlue either... https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-closer-look-at-the-robbinhood-ransomware/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-closer-look...
totaldude87 7y ago
on the contrary, i kinda liked this sarcastic writing.. >>The person in charge of the city's systems was Frank Johnson, who went on leave (presumably permanently) after a post-attack audit found the IT director hadn't done much IT directing.

shantly 7y ago

I wonder if, by the time we factor in all the costs of putting everything on a computer and online, securely, it's going to look like it would have been a pretty alright idea to leave most of it the way it had been in the distant past of 30ish years ago.