[EnglishSTF-8265] Re: computers attacked and 'locked down' for ransom ... millions of computers in 99 countries affected ....

[Gurumurthy K]

Although it doesn't affect gnu/linux machines, in any case, if you are
using wine(windows emulator) on ubuntu please don't use it to open mails or
browse the web without updating it to latest version.

If you are using Windows for any purpose, make sure you have applied
MS17-010 patch released from Microsoft
-https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms17-010.aspx



IT for Change, Bengaluru
www.ITforChange.net

On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Gurumurthy K 
wrote:

> Dear teachers,
>
> Please keep updating the security updates on your computer. See article
> below.
> On Ubuntu, upgrade to the latest version can also be done freely without
> any license fees  Pls do
> (see http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Kalpavriksha for
> information)
>
> regards,
> Guru
>
> source - http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/12/technology/ransomware-
> attack-nsa-microsoft/
>
> Massive ransomware attack hits 99 countries - May. 12, 2017
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> Hospitals, major companies and government offices have been hit by a
> massive wave of cyberattacks across the globe that seize control of
> computers until the victims pay a ransom.
>
> Cybersecurity firm Avast said it tracked
> 
> more than 75,000 ransomware attacks in 99 countries on Friday.
>
> It said the majority of the attacks targeted Russia, Ukraine and Taiwan.
> But hospitals in the U.K., and global firms like Fedex (FDX
> )
> also reported they had come under assault.
>
> *What is it?*
>
> *The ransomware locks down all the files on an infected computer and asks
> the computer's administrator to pay in order to regain control of them. *
>
> *The ransomware, called "WannaCry," is spread by taking advantage of a
> Windows vulnerability* that Microsoft (MSFT
> ,
> Tech30 )
> released a security patch
> 
> for in March. But computers and networks that haven't updated their systems
> are at risk. The exploit was leaked last month as part of a trove of NSA
> spy tools
> .
>
>
> "Affected machines have six hours to pay up and every few hours the ransom
> goes up," said Kurt Baumgartner, the principal security researcher at
> security firm Kaspersky Lab. "Most folks that have paid up appear to have
> paid the initial $300 in the first few hours."
>
> Related: Microsoft quickly fixes 'crazy bad' Windows bug
> 
>
> Sixteen National Health Service (NHS) organizations in the UK have been
> hit
> ,
> and some of thosehospitals have canceled outpatient appointments and told
> people to avoid emergency departments if possible. Spanish telecom company
> Telefónica (TEF
> )
> was also hit with the ransomware.
>
> Spanish authorities confirmed
> 
> the ransomware is spreading through the vulnerability, called
> "EternalBlue," and advised people to patch.
>
> "It is going to spread far and wide within the internal systems of
> organizations -- this is turning into the biggest cybersecurity incident
> I've ever seen," UK-based security architect Kevin Beaumont said.
>
> Fedex said it was "experiencing interference with some of our
> Windows-based systems caused by malware" and was trying to fix the problems
> as quickly as possible.
>
> Russia's Interior Ministry released a statement acknowledging a ransomware
> attack on its computers, adding that less than 1% of computers were
> affected, and that the virus is now "localized." The statement said
> antivirus systems are working to destroy it.
>
> Related: NSA's powerful Windows hacking tools leaked online
> 
>
> Megafon, a Russian telecommunications company, was also hit by the attack.
> Spokesman Petr Lidov told CNN that it affected call centers but not the
> company's networks. He said the situation is now under control.
>
> The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in a statement
> 
> late Friday, encouraged people to update their operating systems. "We 

Re: [EnglishSTF-8264]

[ramesh ram]

Bhaskar..send yours pre test .post test paper once again

On 18 Apr 2017 11:57, "Bhaskar Sakri"  wrote:

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> 1.ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೇದಿಕೆಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲು ಈ ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿರಿ.
> - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevqRdFngjbDtOF8YxgeXeL
> 8xF62rdXuLpGJIhK6qzMaJ_Dcw/viewform
> 2. ಇಮೇಲ್ ಕಳುಹಿಸುವಾಗ ಗಮನಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಕೆಲವು ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿಗಳನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಡಿ.
> -http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/index.php/ವಿಷಯಶಿಕ್
> ಷಕರವೇದಿಕೆ_ಸದಸ್ಯರ_ಇಮೇಲ್_ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿ
> 3. ಐ.ಸಿ.ಟಿ ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ ಬಗೆಗೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಪುಟಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ
> ನೀಡಿ -
> http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Portal:ICT_Literacy
> 4.ನೀವು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶ ಬಳಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀರಾ ? ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ
> ತಿಳಿಯಲು -http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/
> Public_Software
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1.ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೇದಿಕೆಗೆ  ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲು ಈ  ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿರಿ.
 - 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevqRdFngjbDtOF8YxgeXeL8xF62rdXuLpGJIhK6qzMaJ_Dcw/viewform
2. ಇಮೇಲ್ ಕಳುಹಿಸುವಾಗ ಗಮನಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಕೆಲವು ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿಗಳನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಡಿ.
-http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/index.php/ವಿಷಯಶಿಕ್ಷಕರವೇದಿಕೆ_ಸದಸ್ಯರ_ಇಮೇಲ್_ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿ
3. ಐ.ಸಿ.ಟಿ ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ ಬಗೆಗೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಪುಟಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ -
http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Portal:ICT_Literacy
4.ನೀವು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶ ಬಳಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀರಾ ? ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಿಳಿಯಲು 
-http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Public_Software
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