https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/publications/reports/2022/09/08/threat-landscape-for-industrial-automation-systems-statistics-for-h1-2022/There is a number of relatively old viruses and worms which are still spreading, such as Kido/Conficker. Despite having their command-and-control servers shut down, these older worms and viruses pose two threats: one, they undermine the security of the infected systems, for instance they open network ports and change settings, and, two, they can potentially cause software crashes or denial-of-service conditions.What the fuck how is it not extinct yet
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rqsd (rq@borg.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2023 13:46:26 JST rqsd
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Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2023 13:47:50 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:
@rq People just don't patch their shit, and honestly I wouldn't be surprised that a lot of industries/factories don't have actual OS/software support. Vendors just shipping things once to them and that's it.