Leaked NSA malware threatens windows users around the world.

[Powerogue]

Having Windows 10 I'm not worried about my personal computer, I'm more worried about the servers. Target the right big companies, this could be cataclysmic. Like "Deathwing raining fire down onto the Barrens" cataclysmic.

It's pretty amazing to see people how people are so willing to give up what is considered basic freedom in the west in some false sense of security against terrorists.

That's the beautiful irony of it: Giving up freedom to try to protect ourselves from terrorists indirectly lead us to opening the floodgates for cyberterrorists.

[I Push Buttons]

I just care about my civil right's i guess, unlike you.

Meanwhile, every website you use is sitting around regularly selling generalized personal information about you (mostly to advertisers)... You ever use Google? Facebook? You and your private information are literally the product that those corporations sell. Your accounts are regularly compromised with no notice, look at Yahoo, they only just informed users about a major breach that occurred several years ago a few months back, and to assume Yahoo was unique in that regard is stupid.

Smaller sites, like this one, probably regularly get compromised and they don't even inform people, hell they probably don't even know they get compromised. That's how most WoW accounts get "hacked", for example... They go on fan sites, like this one, hack them, get emails and passwords... Voila, huge swaths of people are lazy and use the same email and password for everything and now they have that data by hacking some backwater site like this one.

[PACOX]

Alternatively you can stop taking NSA's cock up your ass, hold them responsible and get them to do something as simple as disclose the fucking exploits so it can be fixed before the access to millions of people's private information and privacy is all over the world and in the hands of anyone who wants it.

Boy you sure do love your increasing loss of civil right's.

We're almost already at the point where tourists have to hand over their phone, passwords and social media when entering the country, but that's perfectly fine right, who needs privacy?

If the hacking group is so noble then how come they tried to a) sell the exploits b) release them after no one bought them. How come they didn't go to Microsoft?

[Strangebrew]

Meanwhile, every website you use is sitting around regularly selling generalized personal information about you (mostly to advertisers)... You ever use Google? Facebook? You and your private information are literally the product that those corporations sell. Your accounts are regularly compromised with no notice, look at Yahoo, they only just informed users about a major breach that occurred several years ago a few months back, and to assume Yahoo was unique in that regard is stupid.

Smaller sites, like this one, probably regularly get compromised and they don't even inform people, hell they probably don't even know they get compromised. That's how most WoW accounts get "hacked", for example... They go on fan sites, like this one, hack them, get emails and passwords... Voila, huge swaths of people are lazy and use the same email and password for everything and now they have that data by hacking some backwater site like this one.

For some reason you are confusing what is considered surface information, like browsing behaviour so a couple of private companies can tailor ads to target you more specifically. Something that can easily be prevented.

To something that can't be prevented unless you essentially shut yourself off from modern society thanks to NSA. Information like social security numbers, private photo/videos and bank information.

Trying to compare those two is so fucking dishonest, holy shit.

[Mistame]

^This is VERY funny.

Edit:
I should add: if a main concern when using Linux is the command line, then Linux definitely wasn't meant for you. It's definitely not for everyone which is certainly one of the reasons I have a hard time filling open positions every time one of my developers moves on.

Don't get me wrong, I can use the command line if I need to. It's just another programming language, after all. The point is that it's <current year>. I shouldn't need to. I do use batch files, etc, but that's just to automate/simplify some things. /shrug

[I Push Buttons]

To something that can't be prevented unless you essentially shut yourself off from modern society thanks to NSA. Information like social security numbers, private photo/videos and bank information.

Lol what?

The NSA doesn't need system vulnerabilities to see that information?

[NED funded]

To something that can't be prevented unless you essentially shut yourself off from modern society thanks to NSA. Information like social security numbers, private photo/videos and bank information.

Aside from photos and videos, the government already has access to this information. The NSA doesn't need to spy you for it.

[Strangebrew]

Aside from photos and videos, the government already has access to this information. The NSA doesn't need to spy you for it.

Information that is in the hands of anyone who wants it now thanks to NSA.

[Cthulhu 2020]

As someone who does normal work and looks at fairly normal porn, I have zero concern about the NSA ever targetting me. Now I can see why some of you might be upset about the NSA creating these tools, as someone pointed out, much like the tools the police use, it's just not a physical tool.

I imagine many of you are looking up ways to make bombs, invade the US, overthrow the US government, and that's why you're worried about the NSA, because you're doing things that would trigger their flags. Otherwise you would be just another normal person who's not worried at all.

[schwarzkopf]

No. I was pointing out that some of the "most powerful tools of the NSA" can't affect the current and only officially supported version of Windows.

Sounds reasonable... the longer something has been around the more likely it is there will be attacks against it.

Also - I might note that Microsoft currently supports more than one version of Windows

[Sunseeker]

Sounds reasonable... the longer something has been around the more likely it is there will be attacks against it.

Also - I might note that Microsoft currently supports more than one version of Windows

Well, for personal use, only till the end of 2016.

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Last time I checked the creation of tools to hack or exploit other people/companies software is a crime.

Blizzard has sued many hacks for doing exactly what the NSA does by creating a tool to exploit it's games (copyright infringement).

Let's say I create a code that can let anyone who uses it to transfer money between bank accounts free.

i never used it but someone stole it and posted online... you know what will happen ? i will die in prison for it. because i created it.

It's almost like government agencies and normal citizens operate under two different codes of law, because ya know, they're not the same.

[schwarzkopf]

Well, for personal use, only till the end of 2016.

10th January 2023 for Windows 8.1

[Sunseeker]

10th January 2023 for Windows 8.1

Eh, my bad.

[breadisfunny]

10th January 2023 for Windows 8.1

and windows 7 until january 2019...

[Kellhound]

I just hope they figure out who leaked the information, try and convict them of treason, and give them no less less than life in prison at hard labor with no possibility of parole...

[dextersmith]

Many Americans wanted all of the NSA and what it came with, to feel secure.

[Vash The Stampede]

Meh, the last I checked, 'Nix's UIs were horrible. And command line shit died years ago. (Which is the primary reason I hated Git until SourceTree. I don't spend thousands of dollars building computers so I can type commands ).

Hello, I'm an actual linux user here and I can tell you that you're wrong. Firstly, Linux does have better UI's than Windows though not many. If you like a Windows like UI, then use Cinnamon. It's more powerful in my opinion. If you like a Mac OSX UI, then you use Elementary OS's UI. I actually made the Cinnamon UI look like Windows 10, just to trick people. Everything from the start button down to the boot logo.

Secondly, you don't need to learn commands to use Linux. That shit stopped years ago, but that largely depends on the distro you use. Ubuntu even tries to hide the terminal window. Thirdly, Windows 10 now uses the Ubuntu bash shell, due to popular demand. Bash is very powerful, and Microsoft recognized this and integrated into Windows.