misk@sopuli.xyz to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 months agoIdle Windows XP and 2000 machines get infected with viruses within minutes of being exposed online — legacy OSes compromised by just connecting to the Internetwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down121
arrow-up160arrow-down1external-linkIdle Windows XP and 2000 machines get infected with viruses within minutes of being exposed online — legacy OSes compromised by just connecting to the Internetwww.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareMonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoSadly now it’s not even fun “for teh lulz” kinda compromise, either. Everything is just a million varieties of crypto miner or ransomware now.
Sadly now it’s not even fun “for teh lulz” kinda compromise, either. Everything is just a million varieties of crypto miner or ransomware now.