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by Catherine Davis | May 5th, 2017 (UPDATE: June 17th, 2021)
Commentator, Editor, L&SS


​Listen & Study Services' Commentary:

​GLOBAL: Approximately one hundred countries across the globe have been hacked by ransomware a malware hackers use to extort money from companies before undoing the malware. According to British news sources from some of the countries affected with the Microsoft Windows computer virus, dozens of their hospitals have been especially targeted; England hospitals being the main hospitals who've experienced cyber attacks. 

Other companies hit by these malware attacks are FedEx and Spain's main telecommunications company. Wanna Decryptor, or WannaCry is the name of the hacker group.


Fortunately, well, according to this nbc news article -linked below- no patient data was breached or accessed in any of the attacks. NBC News' British partner ITV News.

Even though this virus hasn't come to the United States, that doesn't mean we can sit back and wait to see if it will. Yes, alarms have been sounded and we're awake, but how can the hackers be stopped dead in their tracks? 

The U.S. doesn't believe or respond to ransome threats! Period! Well, supposedly, last year under former President Obama's Admin., we didn't pay a ransom to Iran for the release of American hostages. Okay \(*?*)/ Whatever we did, after we gave Iran $400mil, they released their hostages.

But now, we're under a new administration, and I have a feeling that our old rule about no ransom would kick back in should the hackers come our way!

What do you think about paying ransom to those who threaten hospitals and other vulnerable establishments? 

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UPDATE:

At their first summit in Geneva, Switzerland,  Biden hinted at the 'Ransomware attack' on US pipelines that cause a huge spike in gasoline for consumers nationwide when he asked Putin how he would feel if ransomware took over his oilfields... 

Biden basically told Putin to put a stop to Russia's cyberattacks on United State's infrastructure or face dire consequences. Naturally Putin denied any involvement in any cyber attacks on the US.

"The hackers behind the ransomware attack on a vital US pipeline operator are suspected to be a professional cybercriminal group called DarkSide, the FBI confirmed on Monday. The cyberattack forced Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline to shut a critical fuel network that serves populous states on the East Coast." Cyberattack on US pipeline carried out by criminal gang ...
www.dw.com/en/cyberattack-on-us-pipeline-carried-out-by-criminal-gang-says-fb​

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