Canon has been hacked!
Aug 6, 2020 14:42:31 #
Canon has been hacked and 10 TB of their files have been encrypted and held for ransom.
I will not post any links, but it can be googled.
Will
I will not post any links, but it can be googled.
Will
Aug 6, 2020 14:55:14 #
Aug 6, 2020 15:38:48 #
Soul Dr. wrote:
Canon has been hacked and 10 TB of their files have been encrypted and held for ransom.
I will not post any links, but it can be googled.
Will
I will not post any links, but it can be googled.
Will
Huh! Canon doesn't have all their stuff backed up to off line sites up the kazoo????
Someone in their IT etc deserves to have a problem with unemployment real quick.
Hmm, if the spy thrillers I like to read are even 1% real the "good folks" at Maze better be looking over their shoulders for a team of hit men. Canon is richer and more powerful than a bunch of third world countries. Some one "terminate with prejudice" a bunch of hackers and this crap might be reduced a lot.
Aug 6, 2020 16:21:25 #
Here is info about the hacking attack on Canon.
https://www.canonwatch.com/canon-has-been-hacked-and-hit-by-ransomware-10tb-data-stolen/
https://www.canonwatch.com/canon-has-been-hacked-and-hit-by-ransomware-10tb-data-stolen/
Aug 7, 2020 08:02:55 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Soul Dr. wrote:
Canon has been hacked and 10 TB of their files have been encrypted and held for ransom.
I will not post any links, but it can be googled.
Will
I will not post any links, but it can be googled.
Will
I have been hacked but have not been held for ransom YET. How does one get held?
Aug 7, 2020 08:15:35 #
billnikon wrote:
I have been hacked but have not been held for ransom YET. How does one get held?
The files are encrypted and held until money is paid for their release and the encryption key to unlock them.
Aug 7, 2020 08:16:20 #
billnikon wrote:
I have been hacked but have not been held for ransom YET. How does one get held?
The "ransomware" encrypts your data files, requiring a passkey to open, and displays some sort of popup message when you try to open one of these encrypted files. It informs the victim that the file, and many/all others have been similarly encrypted. There is usually a link to follow where a large fee can be paid in hopes of the criminal then remotely decrypting your files.
If you're properly backed up, with a system that keeps HISTORIC VERSIONS of your files, then the criminal is defeated, as you have the earlier, unencrypted versions of your files. Restoring these in such a way that the old versions don't also get hit can be tricky...you better be very adept at file management, but it works. And, of course, you have to clean the computer of the malware that caused the problem in the first place before restoring. This is business for a professional data recovery tech, or a skilled non-pro.
This is one of the great advantages of most cloud services, HISTORIC VERSIONS. It can be done locally, too, with some software. If you don't have it, you're not backed up.
Aug 7, 2020 10:06:52 #
Apparently, no one is safe from hackers, not big business and not even governments. I'm surprised that no one has come up with a foolproof system. It looks like quantum computers will be the perfect solution, but they're not ready for prime time.
Even if Canon has everything backed up, and I can't believe they don't, I'm sure they don't want someone posting their files online.
Even if Canon has everything backed up, and I can't believe they don't, I'm sure they don't want someone posting their files online.
Aug 7, 2020 10:08:52 #
Will, just to verify your claim here, https://decrypt.co/37767/canon-hack-maze-ransomware-10-tb-of-data-stolen
--Bob
--Bob
Soul Dr. wrote:
Canon has been hacked and 10 TB of their files have been encrypted and held for ransom.
I will not post any links, but it can be googled.
Will
I will not post any links, but it can be googled.
Will
Aug 7, 2020 10:22:19 #
Soul Dr. wrote:
Canon has been hacked and 10 TB of their files have been encrypted and held for ransom.
I will not post any links, but it can be googled.
Will
I will not post any links, but it can be googled.
Will
Even reputable companies get hacked on occasion. All we can do is limit how much information about ourselves we allow them to keep.
Aug 7, 2020 10:44:36 #
Is that why their website suddenly isn't available? I'm trying to get info on a camera I just sent for repair.
Aug 7, 2020 10:49:45 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Is that why their website suddenly isn't available? I'm trying to get info on a camera I just sent for repair.
That is most likely the cause of some of Canon's sites not having accessibility.
Aug 7, 2020 12:15:00 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Apparently, no one is safe from hackers, not big business and not even governments. I'm surprised that no one has come up with a foolproof system. It looks like quantum computers will be the perfect solution, but they're not ready for prime time.
Even if Canon has everything backed up, and I can't believe they don't, I'm sure they don't want someone posting their files online.
Even if Canon has everything backed up, and I can't believe they don't, I'm sure they don't want someone posting their files online.
Capital punishment for hackers and identity theft criminals if caught = zero recidivism. Too many lives are ruined Jerry....just imho.
Aug 7, 2020 12:40:21 #
Bigmike1
Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.
If the location of the hacker could be determined a contract would be cheaper than paying a ransom.
Aug 7, 2020 12:41:25 #
Bigmike1 wrote:
If the location of the hacker could be determined a contract would be cheaper than paying a ransom.
until the next one came along.
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