Norway Government Ministries Hit By Cyber Attack (reuters.com) 14
Twelve Norwegian government ministries have been hit by a cyber attack, the Norwegian government said on Monday, the latest attack to hit the public sector of Europe's largest gas supplier and NATO's northernmost member. From a report: "We identified a weakness in the platform of one of our suppliers. That weakness has now been shut," Erik Hope, head of the government agency in charge of providing services to ministries, told a news conference. The attack was identified due to "unusual" traffic on the supplier's platform, Hope said, declining to provide specifics. It was uncovered on July 12 and was being investigated by police.
Lazy admins (Score:2, Offtopic)
Using Outlook and other MS products.
Re:Lazy admins [pick MS] (Score:4)
It's usually the bean-counters, not admins, as MS makes "really terrific bundled deals", as oligopolies/monopolies typically do.
European experiments to get away from MS created compatibility and training headaches*. MS has biz & admin by the nuts via the network effect.
MS always wanted to be like heyday-IBM, and they got it! Congrats, slimeballs! May MS-2.0 come along and unseat you like you did IBM, as you squirm, panic, and shrivel in the dry heat like Lady Karma asked for.
* Some argue MS sabotaged the experiments.
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There was a Citrix CVE 9.8 that came out a few days ago that required literally the brain capacity of a wet carrot to exploit.
I would wager they use Citrix there.
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That explains it (Score:1)
I got a ad on Facebook from some Norwegian tourist council advertising tours but the picture accompanying it was very NSFW.
Re:That explains it [smut spam] (Score:1)
"They really are red-heads down there also"
Grammar (Score:2)
The headline should start "Norway's" or "Norwegian".
re: Headline drama (Score:1)
"Viking laptops sank by Ivan the Great IV"
Vikingian? (Score:1)
They should go by "Viking". It's scarier and more fun to wear those cool helmets & trinkets, even if they aren't historically accurate. Screw history! (FL does) drama is more profitable to tourism.
Who can it be now? (Score:5, Insightful)
NATO member. Gas resources.
Three guesses...
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1. Vlad
2. Pu
3. Tin
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2: Vlad