San Francisco Subway Is Free To Use After Ransomware Attack, Hackers Sought Bitcoins
Over 2000 local computer systems affected
A strain of a computer malware, known as HDDCryptor, hit 2,112 computers within the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, according to correspondence with the ransomware's masters. This has affected the railway system starting on Friday evening, continuing throughout Saturday, and as of Sunday night, there has been no news of a resolution. https://cointelegraph.com/news/san-francisco-subway-is-free-to-use-after-ransomware-attack-hackers-sought-bitcoins
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What does that mean?
The hackers are seeking an even 100 Bitcoins to unlock these public service systems, which currently equates to around $73,000.
How are they seeking it?
Hackers infiltrating private networks for Bitcoins is not a new or recent occurrence
yeah but what does that mean to infiltrate a private network? And what are they doing by infiltrating? Start new convo at top reply: https://steemit.com/crypto/@ithinkican/re-sergey44-san-francisco-subway-is-free-to-use-after-ransomware-attack-hackers-sought-bitcoins-20161128t172921377z
Bitcoin works on a public Blockchain, so the payment, if made, could be tracked to a wallet. However, a mixing or laundering device for Bitcoin could be used to throw authorities off the trail.
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Yeah but why would someone pay them? what are they threatening to do?