rjohnson11

transdogmifier
I don't think I'd make that malicious site a clickable link, RJ....some people just can't resist.......or don't read ;)
 

Good idea. I have removed the clickable link.

Nereus
 
I hope authorities worldwide start coming down REALLY hard on these malicious hackers, particularly ones that threaten national infrastructure, although many believe that at that level they are probably nation-state threat actors anyway, so they won't be touched. In this MSI case it shouldn't be that hard to trace the domain name ownership though, and if domain name providers are not doing some sort of due diligence in identifying their clients, then perhaps they should be answerable for misuse of domain names.
 
Along the same lines, it's possible that it's only a matter of time before crypocurrencies are forced to be traceable or get black listed and effectively shut down - meaning no financial institution will deal with them so you can't cash out, and any banks who don't sign on will suffer strong penalties accordingly.
 
 

transdogmifier

msdmoney

Nereus
I hope authorities worldwide start coming down REALLY hard on these malicious hackers, particularly ones that threaten national infrastructure, although many believe that at that level they are probably nation-state threat actors anyway, so they won't be touched. In this MSI case it shouldn't be that hard to trace the domain name ownership though, and if domain name providers are not doing some sort of due diligence in identifying their clients, then perhaps they should be answerable for misuse of domain names.
 
Along the same lines, it's possible that it's only a matter of time before crypocurrencies are forced to be traceable or get black listed and effectively shut down - meaning no financial institution will deal with them so you can't cash out, and any banks who don't sign on will suffer strong penalties accordingly.

Yeah the amount of ransomware or other hacks has really increased over the past year it seems.  I think the pipeline ransomware and some of the other recent ones that impact more than just some random company are really going to highlight the threat of this and the efforts will increase to address it.

Sometimes I think using computers to control major resources is a bad idea...gasoline...electricity....bad idea to have them connected to the controls and the internet.