Seriously? Another Ransomware Article.

Oh, joy. Apparently, Europe is getting hammered with ransomware attacks – specifically, a *spike* in activity targeting smaller organizations. Like they didn’t have enough problems. The article whines about how these attacks are a “warning shot” for the US. A warning shot? What, are we supposed to be grateful they’re testing their crap on someone else first? It should have been obvious years ago.

The usual suspects are involved: Clop (of course), Play, and some other bottom-feeding groups exploiting vulnerabilities in things like unpatched VPNs and remote desktop services. Shocking. Absolutely fucking shocking. They’re going after easier targets because, you know, security budgets aren’t infinite, and people are *still* running outdated software. It’s not rocket science.

The big takeaway? These attacks are a precursor to bigger things. More sophisticated groups will follow if they can get away with this low-effort crap. They also mention the need for better information sharing (like that’ll actually happen) and improving incident response times. Like anyone’s got time for *that* when they’re busy putting out fires.

Honestly, it’s just a lot of hand-wringing about predictable problems. If you aren’t prepared for ransomware, you deserve what you get. Plain and simple.

Related Anecdote: I once had to rebuild an entire server farm because some idiot clicked on a link in an email promising free pizza. Free *pizza*. Seriously? The level of stupidity is astounding. And then they complained about downtime. I swear, sometimes I think humanity needs a hard reset.

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Source: Dark Reading – Europe’s Ransomware Surge Is a Warning Shot