From Newsgroup: alt.security
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-11-countries-ransomware-hospitals.html
50 countries warn UN of ransomware attacks on hospitals
The World Health Organization and some 50 countries issued
a warning Friday at the United Nations about the rise of
ransomware attacks against hospitals, with the United
States specifically blaming Russia.
Ransomware is a type of digital blackmail in which hackers
encrypt the data of victims—individuals, companies or
institutions—and demand money as a "ransom" in order to
restore it.
Such attacks on hospitals "can be issues of life and death,"
according to WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who addressed
the UN Security Council during a meeting Friday called by the
United States.
"Surveys have shown that attacks on the health care sector
have increased in both scale and frequency," Ghebreyesus
said, emphasizing the importance of international cooperation
to combat them.
"Cybercrime, including ransomware, poses a serious threat
to international security," he added, calling on the Security
Council to consider it as such.
. . .
Alas, the UN is pretty much useless for any purpose
these days other than to amplify the petty games
of despots and dictators .....
They'd do better to send this info to Trump and a
few other major govts that MIGHT have the power
to actually intervene.
No, Russia/China/NK are NOT gonna intervene, except
to step-up attacks in order to destabilize.
SOMEONE said we should build an all-digital world.
SO much better ! SO much easier/cheaper ! Well, it
IS easier/cheaper - for ENEMIES/anarchists/fanatics.
The usual 'security' reaction is, well, "reaction".
Damage gets done - analyze and fix THAT problem.
Alas, by then, the attackers have found half a dozen
OTHER ways to do their damage. The attacker ALWAYS
has the advantage.
Sorry, but a background 'paper reality' has to be
maintained, in some cases re-created. Humans doing
biz with humans, ALSO a good way to go. Do your
bankers know your face ?
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