HEISENBERG@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoRansomware infection wipes all CloudNordic serverswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down11
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkRansomware infection wipes all CloudNordic serverswww.theregister.comHEISENBERG@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareHEISENBERG@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoAgreed. They are done. Who would ever trust them with their data again?
minus-squarejoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoI’m not a cybersecurity expert. Did they make a foolish decision that would warrant a lack of trust, or were they just unlucky?
minus-squareHEISENBERG@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-21 year agoThey were moving the servers to another location and connected them all seemingly without any kind of firewall between them. Some servers were infected with malware which then spread out and infected the other ones, including the backup-servers.
minus-squarejoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoYeah I read that but I don’t have the knowledge to say “what a rookie mistake” or “in hindsight that was a bad idea”. I take it, it’s the former?
minus-squareFyurion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoNot only that, but also a wave of lawsuits will probably gurantee they go bankrupt.
Agreed. They are done. Who would ever trust them with their data again?
I’m not a cybersecurity expert. Did they make a foolish decision that would warrant a lack of trust, or were they just unlucky?
They were moving the servers to another location and connected them all seemingly without any kind of firewall between them. Some servers were infected with malware which then spread out and infected the other ones, including the backup-servers.
Yeah I read that but I don’t have the knowledge to say “what a rookie mistake” or “in hindsight that was a bad idea”. I take it, it’s the former?
Not only that, but also a wave of lawsuits will probably gurantee they go bankrupt.