GameOver Zeus - two week warning - or else!

[TonyGosling]

Sorry to be a cynic but
Great way to get people to buy anti virus software and backup drives
What do people think??
Good sites to help other than the official one?
www.getsafeonline.org

GameOver Zeus: Computer users given fortnight warning over virus threat
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/gameover -zeus-computer-users-given-twoweek-warning-over-virus-threat-9474878.h tml
Over 15,000 machines in UK infected with virus used to steal banking data
CAHAL MILMO Author Biography Monday 02 June 2014

Thousands of computer users in Britain were warned today that they have two weeks to take action to protect their machines against a powerful computer virus used to extort millions of pounds from victims worldwide.

The National Crime Agency said the two-week window had been opened after an operation led by the FBI managed to take control of servers used to control the “highly sophisticated” malicious software which has been stealing personal and financial data worldwide.

More than 15,000 machines in the United Kingdom are believed to have been infected with the virus, known as GameOver Zeus, which has been tailored by a criminal gang based in Russia and the Ukraine to search for files that will allow access to banking or financial information. The FBI believes that GameOver Zeus has been responsible for $100m (£60m) in losses.

[fish5133]

Seems to coincide with Microsoft pulling support for XP. Some websites will not allow me to access them as i use Internet Explorer and XP .

Also -are we (general public) being programmed to more readily accept a cyber hijacking of Flight MH370.

One of the US goals in their "Full Spectrum Domination" included technology/computers/internet.


War on Cyber Terror.. Read somewhere you can now get potentially a life sentence for certain cyber hacking.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/04/life-sentence-cyberc rime-queens-speech