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blackmailing ? "if you dont pay we'll DDOS you" or whatever. Given all these infected Windows computers all over the world ,it's not going to stop soon. That's
by camus 13y ago
blackmailing ? "if you dont pay we'll DDOS you" or whatever. Given all these infected Windows computers all over the world ,it's not going to stop soon. That's the Microsoft legacy.
- gtaylor 13y agoAm I crazy in thinking that there's zero chance Github would pay a "ransom"? Seems like they'd just work with their vendors/providers and mitigate it to avoid setting that precedent (making them even more vulnerable to future attempts).
- bradleyland 13y agoThe attacker's bet is that they can apply pressure beyond the victim's ability to mitigate. If they win that bet, the victim may reach a point where paying out is preferable to the lost business they'd suffer because of the attack.
- astrodust 13y agoIt'll only get worse in April when XP goes off life support.
- JimmaDaRustla 13y agoIt's Microsoft's legacy to have their customers' computers infected with a virus to operate as a giant botnet? Sheesh.