anth
Winger
having been on the end of it in the not so distant past where I work, I hope the people working there are managing ok and are able to bring everything back online quickly.
Sunderland Uni cyber attack
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having been on the end of it in the not so distant past where I work, I hope the people working there are managing ok and are able to bring everything back online quickly.
FishburnMackem
Winger
Imagine hacking a University? Ffs
houghton cut head
Striker
Either that or someone from IT Support has pressed the "format the fuc.ker!" key.
MackemBob
Striker
Loads of reasons:
Shits and giggles.
General malevolence.
if it’s a ransomware attack then it’ll be the hope of being paid a ransom.
if it’s a novel attack that they have discovered themselves then it can lead to highly paid jobs on cybersecurity.
Charmless Man
Striker
State backed Saudi hackers I’ve heard
My mate is in business and said it happens a lot. They demand the ransoms in accordance with the size of the company. Twats.
anth
Winger
ransomware is the main thing these days. Encrypt a load of servers, say pay us £500,000 (I'm guessing about this kind of figure) in bitcoin and we'll give you the key and not release any of your data.
anth
Winger
newcastle and northumbria were hit this time last year. The education sector is getting targeted. Mind you, I interviewed for a bank recently and their practices were not far off what ours were pre-cyber attack.... I decided against that.
I suppose the same way the managed the gmail mailbox they've created to give students a way of contacting them
Kevsgreat
Striker
Still got some mates at a Newcastle university I worked at. Oh the fun times they had when they were hacked.
