[anti-abuse-wg] [cooperation-wg] WannaCry Ransomware
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andre at ox.co.za
Wed May 17 14:46:53 CEST 2017
On Wed, 17 May 2017 12:43:21 +0100 Richard Clayton <richard at highwayman.com> wrote: > >WannaCry: Advice to consumers should place a lot more focus on Web > >Browsers (than > >on email - although email transports links, sometimes the payload, > >etc as well - this is well known...- What is not known is that the > >consumers favorite PORN website also installs 'monitor ware'...) > by all means proffer advice to consumers ... but Wannacry spreads > entirely over the network (sending traffic to open tcp/445 ports to > exploit CVE-2017-0145) > <http://cert.europa.eu/static/SecurityAdvisories/2017/CERT-EU- > SA2017-012.pdf> > No-one (and a lot of folk have been looking very hard) has found any > examples of it being spread by email. Early reports suggested this was > the initial vector, but they were just guessing -- and the large > amount of Jaff being sent at the end of last week added to the > confusion. > So linking advice about email or web browsers to Wannacry just invites > laughing and pointing :( > linking advice about web browsers & email to ransom ware is a good thing, it serves to oppress FUD and it serves to reduce anxiety and as the same advice is usually accompanied by 'install updates' - the media attention span is a few seconds long. Simply saying, the truth: That Microsoft & Apple clients are hostages. means nothing to anyone. Similarly, saying that people are addicted to twitter, facebook, google, snap, etc. also means nothing. I just getting lost. Truth or not. You do know that we are in 'post truth' now? Maybe remind the laughing and pointy peeps that it is a hearts and minds thing and not about what is true or factual. **************************************************************************** In truth the EU should outlaw social media as the body reaction to social media is exactly the same as that of a gambling addict. **************************************************************************** Does the truth and actual facts matter? - No, of course not and there is no way that the public will accept or even think about regulating access to social media websites and apps :) I guess it is a bit like the terminology 'hacker' the media & hollywood simply took the term and did with it as they please. With regards WannaCry - where there is nothing a consumer can actually do when they have been infected and in general people are very ignorant about what actually harms them (like social media for example: One can actually argue that social media is abuse of the Internet?) Best is to do some general education and be opportunistic about getting your own agenda out :) 2c Andre
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