Yes Ken I think that's possible.it could be the case. On Wednesday, 5 October 2016, Kennedy Aseda via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Wash,
Is it possible an attacker can break into a server, escalate their privilege to root or admin, run the encryption tool on data directory then ask for ransom? Just a random thought.
Kennedy
On 5 Oct 2016 21:12, "Odhiambo Washington via skunkworks" < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke');>> wrote:
Ransomware is NOT malware in the true sense of malware. Ransomware is more like you personally decide to run a program that encrypts your files, only this time it's not you :-) AFAICT, no antivirus will ever detect ransomware. Again, ransomware requires the user to be gullible enough to run it. Sorry Kevin.
On 5 October 2016 at 19:19, alex watila via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke');>> wrote:
anti malware did not prevent the attack?
On 5 Oct 2016 18:55, Kevin Ochieng via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke');>> wrote:
Hi Pals,
woke up today moring only to realise that all my folders in the server were affected and replaced by - SJAWv2LVfy.b674 - README HTML Application
Anyone gotten this attack before?
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