Originally Posted by Frownland I was not affected by it, but I get the feeling that a bigger, more effective attack will come along and the US executive will create a department of cyber security. Right now it's a largely ignored part of Homeland Security.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by The Batlord Old people never appreciate good anti-virus software.

The WannaCry ransomware never could have escalated as far as it did without the Shadow Brokers. And the hacker group has just resurfaced. The malware has ensnared up to 300,000 computers in more than 150 countries, locking up devices in hospitals, schools and businesses unless they pay up. It's been able to spread so quickly by sneaking through an infected computer's network, using a server messaging blocking exploit in outdated Windows computers. The exploit, codenamed EternalBlue, was first discovered by the NSA, but leaked to the world after the Shadow Brokers stole the agency's hacking arsenal. The group, quiet since August, returned Tuesday with a warning for the National Security Agency and the rest of the world: There are going to be more leaked tools.

Originally Posted by mord Actually, I like you a lot, Nea. That's why I treat you like ****. It's the MB way.

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan "Hackers behind stolen NSA tool for WannaCry: More leaks coming

Originally Posted by Frownland As evidenced by the demographic of Norton users.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by The Batlord Nothing makes our nation's enemies sweat quite as much as McAfee. At least when it's on their computers.

Originally Posted by The Batlord Nothing makes our nation's enemies sweat quite as much as McAfee. At least when it's on their computers.