Illustrasjonsbilde: open pandora's box with green smoke on a wooden background

Var det ikke det jeg sa?

Noen ganger er det ikke så morsomt å ha rett, selv om det var en relativt innlysende spådom. Oppdatering til innlegget “Det kunne vært mye verre, og kanskje er det det” om WannaCry og utpressingsskadevare:

But the ransom demand was just a smoke screen for a far more invasive attack that stole employee credentials. With those credentials in hand, hackers could have run free through the company’s computer network, taking confidential information or destroying machines.

“The world is burning about WannaCry, but this is a nuclear bomb compared to WannaCry,” Mr. Ben-Oni said. “This is different. It’s a lot worse. It steals credentials. You can’t catch it, and it’s happening right under our noses.”

A Cyberattack ‘the World Isn’t Ready For’ – New York Times, 22. juni 2017