#5 - Ukraine conflict and hacktivism, Neil Young removes his music from Spotify, and Susy Thunder
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Ukraine conflict and hacktivism This month, dozens of Ukraine’s government systems were wiped with a tool they believed was part of a coordinated attack. The ransomware called WhisperGate overwrites the booting system of the machines with a ransom note demanding Bitcoin worth $10,000, though the message doesn’t immediately appear on devices. After a forced reboot, the user sees the message and believes they need to pay money to decrypt the system. But the computer is now unrecoverable.
#5 - Ukraine conflict and hacktivism, Neil Young removes his music from Spotify, and Susy Thunder
#5 - Ukraine conflict and hacktivism, Neil…
#5 - Ukraine conflict and hacktivism, Neil Young removes his music from Spotify, and Susy Thunder
Ukraine conflict and hacktivism This month, dozens of Ukraine’s government systems were wiped with a tool they believed was part of a coordinated attack. The ransomware called WhisperGate overwrites the booting system of the machines with a ransom note demanding Bitcoin worth $10,000, though the message doesn’t immediately appear on devices. After a forced reboot, the user sees the message and believes they need to pay money to decrypt the system. But the computer is now unrecoverable.