Hacker ransom bitcoin
in May 2017, computer network virus attacks have spread to 74 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Russia, Spain, Italy, etc.
In the evening of May 12, the wanna cry worm virus broke out in more than 74 countries around the world. At least 45000 machines have been infected. The network system of some colleges and universities in China has become a disaster area, and the network payment system of PetroChina gas station has also been affected
it is reported that the virus can spread rapidly in the local area network by taking advantage of the vulnerability of port 445 of windows system, but large local area networks such as schools have not done similar prevention, so it has become the target of attack
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therefore, it is not recommended that the victim pay ransom to the hacker, because even if you pay, the hacker may not know which computer you have
it is worth mentioning that the outbreak of bitcoin blackmail virus has pushed bitcoin to the top of the wave again. "Bitcoin virus" has become a hot search keyword, and many bitcoin insiders have expressed their concerns about bitcoin's "stigmatization"“ Good tools should not be blamed because they are used by bad people. " A person in the bitcoin instry said, "bitcoin is bitcoin, virus is virus, injustice has a head, debt has owner, so it is unnecessary to have hostility to bitcoin."
now, the most important thing is that victims should install the patch released by Microsoft as soon as possible to prevent strange mail, and important files should be backed up to the cloud platform and local offline hard disk
recently, blackmail virus has swept the world, and hackers only choose bitcoin as the way to pay ransom. The reason why hackers love bitcoin is very simple. We can understand the properties and characteristics of bitcoin
the current price of bitcoin and the previous increase are also full of temptation for hackers. After all, the current price of bitcoin has exceeded the price of gold
in this virus incident, another focus of market attention comes from bitcoin, the target of blackmail by hackers. In the view of instry insiders, the reason why bitcoin is required to be paid is that bitcoin is still lack of effective supervision at present, thus providing the convenience of "exemption from review" when criminals obtain illegal benefits
at the same time, bitcoin also has the feature of "decentralization", which allows hackers to automatically process the ransom of victims through programs, making it difficult for regulators to trace
e to the above characteristics, bitcoin is also used for money laundering and illegal transfer of assets. Buy bitcoin with domestic currency, sell it on foreign trading platforms, and then withdraw it in US dollars. Asset transfer can be completed in a few minutes
the current price of bitcoin and the previous increase are also full of temptation for hackers. After all, the current price of bitcoin has exceeded the price of gold
in this virus incident, another focus of market attention comes from bitcoin, the target of blackmail by hackers. In the view of instry insiders, the reason why bitcoin is required to be paid is that bitcoin is still lack of effective supervision at present, thus providing the convenience of "exemption from review" when criminals obtain illegal benefits.