<story><title>Another Ransomware Outbreak Is Going Global</title><url>https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2017/06/27/ransomware-spreads-rapidly-hitting-power-companies-banks-airlines-metro/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>rsync</author><text>&amp;quot;Actually, every single Windows PC with an internet connection that has been used before March 14 should be considered irrevocably compromised.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;March 14 of what year ?&lt;p&gt;I would say 2000 but I am open to discussion ...</text></item><item><author>jannes</author><text>This is even more proof how powerful a 0-day in the wrong hands can be.&lt;p&gt;All of the affected companies&amp;#x27; should be considered compromised by the NSA.&lt;p&gt;Actually, every single Windows PC with an internet connection that has been used before March 14 should be considered irrevocably compromised. Ransomware is much more visible than spyware. Think about all the spyware-infected PCs&amp;#x2F;networks that nobody knows about.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>80211</author><text>People who don&amp;#x27;t run Windows shouldn&amp;#x27;t get cocky! There are many, many attacks on Linux:&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;#x27;s one in the news from just last week. A ransomware where the victim agreed to pay the equivalent of US$1MM in bitcoin.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;arstechnica.com&amp;#x2F;security&amp;#x2F;2017&amp;#x2F;06&amp;#x2F;web-host-agrees-to-pay-1m-after-its-hit-by-linux-targeting-ransomware&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;arstechnica.com&amp;#x2F;security&amp;#x2F;2017&amp;#x2F;06&amp;#x2F;web-host-agrees-to-...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Another Ransomware Outbreak Is Going Global</title><url>https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2017/06/27/ransomware-spreads-rapidly-hitting-power-companies-banks-airlines-metro/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>rsync</author><text>&amp;quot;Actually, every single Windows PC with an internet connection that has been used before March 14 should be considered irrevocably compromised.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;March 14 of what year ?&lt;p&gt;I would say 2000 but I am open to discussion ...</text></item><item><author>jannes</author><text>This is even more proof how powerful a 0-day in the wrong hands can be.&lt;p&gt;All of the affected companies&amp;#x27; should be considered compromised by the NSA.&lt;p&gt;Actually, every single Windows PC with an internet connection that has been used before March 14 should be considered irrevocably compromised. Ransomware is much more visible than spyware. Think about all the spyware-infected PCs&amp;#x2F;networks that nobody knows about.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>rhaps0dy</author><text>You&amp;#x27;re implying that from March 14, 2000, Windows was very secure.&lt;p&gt;I think you&amp;#x27;re getting this backwards. If you say 2017, you and your children-comments&amp;#x27; dates will be covered, because they are before March 14 2017.</text></comment>