- Good! Rita, take your colleagues and Sofia with you and go to the hospital. Report back later what happened.
- Johann, there really is a problem there, and a big one. We have already written to the equipment manufacturers. Unfortunately, no one has changed the default password, all information, including video, is transmitted over an open channel. In fact, an attacker could have found this equipment through a search engine for deteWhy the ransomware situation will get worse
Danny Palmer | 02.11.2017
WannaCry , NotPetya , Bad Rabbit and others have demonstrated the power of ransomware , and new insidious techniques will only expand the scope of the problem.
2017 was the year of ransomware. Although portugal whatsapp data malware has been around in one form or another for nearly three decades, it has transformed in the last few months from a cybersecurity issue to a public health threat. In September, the term even made it into the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
This year has been particularly marked by the summer ransomware season – although incidents in 2016 had already demonstrated to organizations the potential dangers of ransomware in both operational and financial terms, the threat showed itself in full force during the six weeks of May and June 2017.
First, hundreds of thousands of systems around the world were hit by the WannaCry malware, which spread as a network worm using a vulnerability hackers had stolen from the US National Security Agency. The UK's National Health Service was particularly hard hit, leaving thousands of patients unable to receive timely care.
cting medical equipment and then controlled it, knowing the password. This is exactly what happened. Moreover, it is simply impossible to detect the attacker. We have lost.
— We need to notify the manufacturer and prohibit the use of such equipment for now. Until the firmware is changed.
Unfortunately, manufacturers of medical systems do not always pay attention to safety. Or rather, they almost always do not pay attention. And this can lead to fatal consequences.