Quote from: richardsNY on May 13, 2017, 10:19:02 PM

Quote from: SneakWulf on May 13, 2017, 09:09:50 PM

yea, but this ransomware spread is hitting government PC instance.
sure we, who aware such PC security won't take this issue serious, but imagine of a govn. instance with all public data got this on their server.

If a government gets its systems infected, they are doing something horribly wrong. Even more precise, I know certain local government departments where they still happen to run WIN XP on their systems -- how dumb is that? Main reason is that they try to cut costs as much as possible. And the government isn't the only entity using old and unsafe software to cut costs -- it's a wide spread problem that effects the business economy as well.

There are also some local banks that still run their systems on old versions of Windows, which instantly adds them to the list of hackable establishments. But on bitcoin in general, it has hardly affected the price and the media doesn't seem to be putting any special attention to it with regard to this ransomware. Bitcoin is going to be ok because there has been a lot more positive developments lately and wider adoption in some countries.