A cyber attack oddly gave San Franciscans something to be thankful for this weekend when officials respond to a hack of the city ’s transit system bygiving off free rides .
Friday dark , the content “ You Hacked , ALL Data Encrypted ” began appearing on Muni station computer screen across San Francisco . Unable to charge customers for fare , passage authorities opened fare gates on Saturday to “ downplay client encroachment . ”
All@sfmta_muni#Munitrain machine are down . Investing the problem . All drive are free for now!pic.twitter.com / G2hfCZoT2 T
— Lisa Amin Gulezian ( @LisaAminABC7)November 27 , 2016
According to The Register , the attack itself was a ransomware system demand for 100 bitcoins ( about $ 73,000 ) to unlock more than 2,000 compromise transit organization computer :
These systems come out to let in office admin desktops , CAD workstations , electronic mail and print servers , employee laptop , payroll systems , SQL databases , lost and find property terminals , and station kiosk microcomputer . It look the malware was capable to reach the government agency ’s domain controller and compromise connection - bond Windows systems . There are more or less 8,500 microcomputer , Macs and other boxes on the authority ’s internet .
After the vulnerable computers were taint and their storage scrambled , they were rebooted by malware and , rather than pop their operating organization , they instead display the content : “ You Hacked , ALL Data Encrypted , Contact For Key ( [ email protected ] ) ID:601 . ”
Citing an unnamed theodolite authority beginning , KPIX - goggle box reportsthat the computer system had in reality been hack days beforehand , but functionary decline to bring home the bacon extra data on the attack .
Most rider I talk with believe the free ride on the#MUNIare on purpose , that it must be some eccentric of#Thanksgivingpromotion@kron4newspic.twitter.com/F4g5QAO5fL
— Lydia Pantazes ( @LydiaPantazes)November 27 , 2016
“ Because this is an ongoing probe it would not be appropriate to cater additional details at this point , ” a Muni interpreter told the post .
[ KPIX - TV ]
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