The Most Devastating Cyberattack in History

Perknose

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The untold story of NotPetya.

June, 2017:

"The release of NotPetya was an act of cyberwar by almost any definition—one that was likely more explosive than even its creators intended. Within hours of its first appearance, the worm raced beyond Ukraine and out to countless machines around the world, from hospitals in Pennsylvania to a chocolate factory in Tasmania. It crippled multinational companies including Maersk, pharmaceutical giant Merck, FedEx’s European subsidiary TNT Express, French construction company Saint-Gobain, food producer Mondelēz, and manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser. In each case, it inflicted nine-figure costs. It even spread back to Russia, striking the state oil company Rosneft.

The result was more than $10 billion in total damages, according to a White House assessment confirmed to WIRED by former Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert, who at the time of the attack was President Trump’s most senior cybersecurity-focused official. Bossert and US intelligence agencies also confirmed in February that Russia’s military—the prime suspect in any cyberwar attack targeting Ukraine—was responsible for launching the malicious code. (The Russian foreign ministry declined to answer repeated requests for comment.)"

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People who write Worms and viruses and other malware should be careful that they won't come back and bite them in the rear.
 

Perknose

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shit happens.
Most every new thread you make, yeah.
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That was a pretty interesting read. I always love to see how BS gets pushed aside when stuff needs to really get done / fixed though. Lucky for Maersk that they had that offline Domain Controller backup!

I really don't know if the OPM hack can get beat though. That hack can have damages in actual human life for decades.