Spain's hospital IT systems under “massive attack” (in Spanish)
elpais.com
elpais.com
La nueva amenaza es un virus informático del tipo ransomware [secuestrador de datos] denominado Netwalker, según detallan fuentes policiales. Este actúa bloqueando todos los archivos del equipo informático para, a continuación, lanzar un mensaje en el que exige el pago de un rescate para el desbloqueo de los mismos.
National Police detected an attempt to lock down the hospital's computers with a "very dangerous" computer virus in emails pretending to contain information about COVID-19, as told by police chief J. A. G.
The new threat is a computer virus of type ransomware called _Netwalker_, as told by police sources. This virus works locking access to all files in a computer and then asking for a ransom to unlock the files.
It goes on to give a generic explanation of ransomware, but there doesn't seem to be much more technical detail in the article.
Do not defend the pieces of shit that launch attacks during a pandemic.
If, as you say, rehabilitation is impossible, punishment would be illegitimate. Because we don’t harm people just to satisfy our thirst for revenge.
It is possible for someone to be rehabilitated on their own as they change, or through someone taking action that is not punishment (explaining the impact of the actions which the person may not have been thinking of, etc).
It's possible to punish someone with no thought as to rehabilitation. Capital punishment is this. The purpose is not to benefit the person in any way, but to benefit society by providing a negative example to others so they don't attempt the same actions (it doesn't matter if you believe it works, this is the purpose it's done).
Otherwise nobody would care whatever a judge decides.
Maybe it's 1 person, maybe it's organized criminals, do they count as "funded institutions"? Maybe it's a state... but well if you have beliefs, you gotta have the evidence!
WTF is wrong with people
Was like 6 parked ambulances with holes drilled in tires in some arb German town
US healthcare is hardly a panacea of security, but they do put resources into IT. Most of the ransomware targeting seems to be seeking out softer targets, underfunded, etc. I'm not sure US healthcare is immune, but I'm also not sure they're as obvious a target as far as being easy to break into / likely to get a payout.
I can't imagine that most people would respond this way, but it only takes one or two unreasonably angry people with the right skillset.
from (3) .Ransomware Gangs to Stop Attacking Health Orgs During Pandemic
(1) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/netwalker-ran...
(2) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nation-backed...
(3) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-ga...
Yes, it is a risk of infection, but one that you can calculate and do stuff to mitigate.
We need a "travelling delivery-carrier problem" model, which should be similar to TTSP...
"Whats the maximum number of infection interactions a delivery driver can cause during a pandemic"
Ransomware Gangs to Stop Attacking Health Orgs During Pandemic https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-ga...
hmm..
Given that they also increase global warming, I've lost my enthusiasm for the concept.
Yes, criminals would be stupid if they didn't use this technology. The concept is a gift from heaven for these people.
What we need is a currency that is anonymous except for the two parties involved in the transaction, i.e. similar to cash but without the downsides of cash.
However, I don't know enough about this system to know if this is what you're looking for.
That, in combination with the universal prohibition of ex post facto legislation, leads to the conclusion that any future where people in Spain are executed for this is a future where a lot more went wrong than just these attacks.