*** The Security News Thread ***

[uncle junior]

So we're should quit using wifi and use data....convenient for for somebody innit

[baldrick]

There is a list of affected products here

I thought it was basically everything ?

if you have a vpn you will be ok as the data will be in an encrypted tunnel

[harrybarracuda]

I thought it was basically everything ?

Which is why I actually said: "There is a list of affected products here. It is long, but not exhaustive!".

if you have a vpn you will be ok as the data will be in an encrypted tunnel

Which is why I actually said: "Alternatively, use a trusted VPN".

Do try and keep up Baldrick.

[baldrick]

Which is why I actually said: "There is a list of affected products here. It is long, but not exhaustive!".

which is why I said - basically everything - do you think people will go through the list to look for their devices ?

the next step is to walk people through how to update their wifi AP firmwares when they give us the model numbers

microsoft has pushed out a patch for peoples computers , which will cover most people here

their phones should have updates pushed to them and it is not hard to update

[harrybarracuda]

which is why I said - basically everything - do you think people will go through the list to look for their devices ?

The ones that actually care will. The ones that don't, I couldn't give a shit.

the next step is to walk people through how to update their wifi AP firmwares when they give us the model numbers

Of course, if they ask.

microsoft has pushed out a patch for peoples computers , which will cover most people here

Actually it just did it as part of Patch Tuesday, but how many dim fuckers here are always saying "I don't need updates, blah blah blah". Fuck 'em.

their phones should have updates pushed to them and it is not hard to update

Not for you and I, but remember we are catering to people like Buttplug.

[baldrick]

I would say that most are not like butterfluffer

we are catering to people like Buttplug.

yes - butterbums idea of an update is changing the condom on the indian ladyboy that is fcuking him

[Dragonfly]

I can see from your tech speech that you guys are low level IT personnel dealing with hardware and crappy security questions

For the record, I have people to fix my WIFI routers, I do not need to do any update myself

you boys should work for me, you would get free meals and an extra bowl of rice if you do well

[harrybarracuda]

For the record, I have people to fix my WIFI routers

Yeah buttplug, having to take your ageing Dlink to Somchai's electronic shop does not count as "I have people to fix my wifi routers".

[Dragonfly]

Yeah buttplug, having to take your ageing Dlink to Somchai's electronic shop does not count as "I have people to fix my wifi routers".

I am a NetGear man myself, not Dlink, more like Baldrick type of hardware, if you get my drift

[baldrick]

not Dlink

reminded me of the only d-link product I ever purchased - dwl-120



problem was there were not many APs around in 2002 on batam - but I was in singapore the next year working and staying at a hotel and I could reliably connect to open APs in the appartments around me - just chose the fastest via speedtest

[Dragonfly]

Dlink is so you, baldrick

why am I not surprised,

boys like Harry are into LINKSYS, real players go for CISCO and NETGEAR

[harrybarracuda]

Dlink is so you, baldrick

why am I not surprised,

boys like Harry are into LINKSYS, real players go for CISCO and NETGEAR

FFS Buttplug, you're so 1990's.

[misskit]

New wave of cyber attacks hits Russia, Japan, other nations

KIEV/MOSCOW--Cyber attacks using malware called "BadRabbit" hit Russia and other nations on Tuesday, affecting Russian Interfax news agency and causing flight delays at Ukraine's Odessa airport.


While no major outages were reported, the U.S. government issued a warning on the attack, which followed campaigns in May and June that used similar malware and resulted in what some economists estimated are billions of dollars in losses.


The attacks are disturbing because attackers quickly infected critical infrastructure, including transportation operators, indicating it was a "well-coordinated" campaign, said Robert Lipovsky, a researcher with cyber firm ESET.


More than half the victims were in Russia, followed by Ukraine, Bulgaria, Turkey and Japan, according to ESET.


The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a warning on the BadRabbit ransomware, a type of virus that locks up infected computers and asks victims to pay a ransom to restore access. It did not identify any U.S. victims but advised the public to refrain from paying ransoms and report any infections to the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the government's Internet Crime Complaint Center.


Ransomware infections have the potential to halt activity at targeted organizations. The May "WannaCry" ransomware shuttered hospitals, factories and other facilities around the globe for days.


Interfax, one of Russia's largest news agencies, said some of its services were hit by the attack but expected them to be back online by the end of Tuesday.


An Odessa airport spokesman said a few flights were delayed because workers had to process passenger data manually. Kiev's metro system reported a hack on its payment system but said trains were running normally.


Ukraine's cyber police chief said the country was "barely affected."


Russian cyber-security firm Kaspersky Lab said BadRabbit appeared to spread through a mechanism similar to June's destructive NotPetya virus, which took down many Ukrainian government agencies and businesses. It then spread across corporate networks of multinationals with operations or suppliers in eastern Europe.


Kaspersky said it was investigating to see whether BadRabbit was related to NotPetya.


Ukrainian banking services, which have been hit by previous attacks, were unaffected, according to the nation's central bank.


New wave of cyber attacks hits Russia, Japan, other nations?The Asahi Shimbun

[harrybarracuda]

Same as the last big one, so if you didn't fix Windows when you had the chance then som num na.

[Dragonfly]

FFS Buttplug, you're so 1990's.

I bet you have Chinese routers, no wonder you have been hacked more often than the NSA and Hillary combined

[harrybarracuda]

I bet you have Chinese routers, no wonder you have been hacked more often than the NSA and Hillary combined

Of course you do Buttplug.

But that's because you're an "IT Expert".

[baldrick]

LINKSYS, real players go for CISCO

cisco has owned linksys for nearly 10 years

NETGEAR

bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Dragonfly]

Of course you do Buttplug.

But that's because you're an "IT Expert".

English is not your first language, or is your native Indian taking over ?

[Dragonfly]

cisco has owned linksys for nearly 10 years



bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Says the DLINK man

[harrybarracuda]

Originally Posted by Dragonfly
LINKSYS, real players go for CISCO

I would mock him further but you've used up the forum quota of MakingButtplugLookStupidAgain.

Bad Baldrick.

[Dragonfly]

with your Indian accent harry, that sounds hillarious

[Dragonfly]

cisco has owned linksys for nearly 10 years

2 different brands for 2 different markets, dumbo

CISCO for enterprises, LINKSYS for basement boys like harry

[harrybarracuda]

2 different brands for 2 different markets, dumbo

CISCO for enterprises, LINKSYS for basement boys like harry

Oh look, this is Buttplug being the "IT Expert".

Or perhaps he just frantically googled the Cisco website.

[Dragonfly]

jesus christ, you have been reading too many call center scripts harry

[harrybarracuda]

jesus christ, you have been reading too many call center scripts harry

No Buttplug, just your hilariously witless posts. Comedy fucking gold they are.