Re: Email based attack on University

[Paul Sutton <zleap@disroot.org>]

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On 02/10/2019 10:03, Keith Bainbridge wrote:
> Good evening Folks
> 
> I guess some of you have heard that a major Australian university
> was attacked by an email scam.
> 
> I wonder if having /home on a 'noexec' partition would stop this
> attack, please?
> 
> 
> Details are at
> 
> 
> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-02/anu-cyber-hack-how-personal-inf
ormation-got-out/11550578
>
> 
> 
> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-02/the-sophisticated-anu-hack-that
- -compromised-private-details/11566540
>
> 
> 

Not seen this but the BBC seem to be reporting of a Malware (well
Ransomware) attack on some US Hospitals

US hospitals turn away patients as ransomware strikes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49905226

Paul
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