Hackers….

[JackBootedThug]

Our friend runs a local radio station and I guess everything is digital now. Multiple channels for different types of music and advertising. Somehow they got hacked and the hackers are demanding money to release control back to them. Homeland security and the fbi are working on it with them. Shit seems crazy to me…. Not sure how it works but they are playing previously recorded material. Can’t believe in this podunk little town some shit like that is going down.

 

[Bad Brain]

 

[Dan Gleesak]

Shit like that happens way too often. It’s not easy to reverse it either

 

[Bad Brain]

Maybe we should just go back to doing things the old fashioned way, when radio stations didn’t get hacked.

 

[JackBootedThug]

I think the hackers were just aiming for a business to hit. But because it’s a radio station and the fcc..and who knows what other convoluted federal laws and regulations are involved… if they catch the hackers they will be doing fed time now.

 

[Geo]

It's Trumps fault.

 

[rsm]

Our friend runs a local radio station and I guess everything is digital now. Multiple channels for different types of music and advertising. Somehow they got hacked and the hackers are demanding money to release control back to them. Homeland security and the fbi are working on it with them. Shit seems crazy to me…. Not sure how it works but they are playing previously recorded material. Can’t believe in this podunk little town some shit like that is going down.

ransomeware is big money for the criminals. it works, it's safe if they know what they're doing and in a good location....there are few ways to recover from ransomeware if you didn't prepare for it before you're hit; and it isn't cheap.

I'll guess the radio station didn't expect they would be a target; these criminals know certain industries are more secure, more lucrative targets but more difficult vs some of these smaller targets that are not prepared.

most likely phishing or failure to upgrade software or apply security patches.

state and local governments are usually more lucrative targets; and they use taxpayer money to pay the ransom; it's rare the people every hear about it, probably buried or hidden in the budget.

 

[JackBootedThug]

I thought it was pretty wild that homeland security and the fbi are checking it out….

 

[311boogieman]

I thought it was pretty wild that homeland security and the fbi are checking it out….

Like you said....FCC related so

But yeah, Ransomware is fairly easy to pull off for the bad actors and ain't going away anytime soon

 

[Dan Gleesak]

I thought it was pretty wild that homeland security and the fbi are checking it out….

I used to do maintenance for a building that was joint Homeland/FBI/state detectives. At first I had to have a Statey chaperone me whenever I went in there, but once I got my clearance one would always try and tag long because they wanted to see what was going on in the homeland/fbi areas because they weren’t allowed in by themselves lol

 

[Geo]

I used to do maintenance for a building that was joint Homeland/FBI/state detectives. At first I had to have a Statey chaperone me whenever I went in there, but once I got my clearance one would always try and tag long because they wanted to see what was going on in the homeland/fbi areas because they weren’t allowed in by themselves lol

This explains a lot of things.

 

[Dan Gleesak]

This explains a lot of things.

Lol

 

[shar-vell Dan]

"Get rid of analog they said, it will be fun they said" ...