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jaylach
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 7:01 pm |
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sboots
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 8:19 pm |
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Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:48 pm Posts: 2962 Location: New Jersey
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That is indeed interesting. Thanks for sharing.
_________________ stephen boots Microsoft MVP 2004 - 2020 "Life's always an adventure with computers!"
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jaylach
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 8:40 pm |
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Joined: Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:09 am Posts: 9498 Location: The state of confusion; I just use Wyoming for mail.
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Actually I think it makes sense. If you are going to drop an atomic bomb you don't do it in a rural area, you do it on a large city. If you crack a large corporation you will get more on that one crack than a year of hitting individuals. You always go for a target with the biggest impact...
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JoanA
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 8:38 am |
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Joined: Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:25 pm Posts: 1916 Location: Pembrokeshire, South Wales, UK
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Saw that earlier, I get their newsletter, as you say Jay it does make sense to target the organ grinder rather than the monkey.
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bbarry
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 3:55 pm |
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Joined: Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:47 am Posts: 2442 Location: North Central Arkansas
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Interesting article. I sorta suspected that. I've never had any type of attack (knock on wood), but again I keep my computers pretty-well protected. The only individual I know who has been attacked is my sister in Georgia. She was hit by ransomware about 4 years ago after clicking on a popup.....they wanted $500. She refused and purchased a new computer. The local computer guys could not salvage any data from her old computer. But at my insistence, when they set up her new computer & software, they installed MBAM and an external drive for automated backups. She has had no problems since then.
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