For my non-tech followers, specifically my activist followers, you should know that the entire tech industry has been freaking out for the last 36 hours because pretty much all computers are now totally fucked.
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is the attack something that can be deployed by small groups, i.e. terrorism or industrial level espionage, or something only feasible for state actors?
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It was developed by a handful of extremely talented people, so in principle a less well-intentioned handful of (potentially somewhat less) extremely talented people could deploy it, as is the history of such exploits.
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thanks. If I wasn't ALREADY disabled from my sysadmin job due to anxiety and depression, this would surely do it
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as a sysadmin, you could relax a bit because you could deploy and monitor the fixes that have been worked on over the last 6 months
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of course. In a properly run shop. I... Didn't work at one. Long story. Hence the aforementioned anxiety and depression
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hope things are getting better for you
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thank you
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A+ PMSL.
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Yes, basically everything including phones. Your best bet is to ensure your devices are getting security updates, and update over the next few days and weeks. Until then, strenuously avoid untrustworthy websites and apps.
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Most of us have been hacked multiple times, and are already likely eligible for multiple "free identity theft monitoring" . . .



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