[dba-Tech] more ransomware - a new twist

[Jim Lawrence]

Hi John:

And the article ends with an advertisement to provide training for ignorant employees...that's rich...ha ha ha. ;-)

Here is a new exploit that has got to top them all...fortunately, its a Mac problem (so who really cares. ;-)).

http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-remote-exploit-leaves-most-macs-vulnerable-to-permanent-backdooring

This exploit can be installed remotely, the computer can then be formatted from scratch and the malware can not be removed...and there is nothing out there that can. What has to be done is the BIOS has to be re-flashed with a "fixed" BIOS (Does Apple even have one yet?)... Imagine an average user being able to do that. Apple could and should make a recall that could dwarf the current car recalls.

Jim 

----- Original Message -----
From: "John R Bartow" <jbartow at winhaven.net>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 12:38:56 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] more ransomware - a new twist

If you read to the end you'll get a chuckle.

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Jim Lawrence
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 12:55 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] more ransomware - a new twist

Hi John:

Seeing that the malware, could safely jump pass system's initial
interrogation, install its self and hide undetected, on people's computers
with none of the security discovering it actually says more than the
subsequent chaos created.

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "John R Bartow" <jbartow at winhaven.net>
To: "Off Topic" <dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com>, "Discussion of Hardware and
Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 8:36:53 AM
Subject: [dba-Tech] more ransomware - a new twist

There is a concerning new "sleeper" ransomware twist.

http://blog.knowbe4.com/is-your-network-infected-with-sleeper-ransomware

 

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