By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/09/2026After EternalBlue found its way into the wild, some halfway competent hackers spliced it into some boring, everyday ransomware, giving that ransomware a new lease on life. 21071
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/09/2026Within a few months, the stupidest people on the internet were shutting down some of the most important systems in the world, demanding cash to return them: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal...en.wikipedia.orgEternalBlue - Wikipedia 11289
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/09/2026They shut down whole cities: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Ba... They took over hospitals: www.bbc.com/news/technol... They seized oil pipelines: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonia...en.wikipedia.org2019 Baltimore ransomware attack - Wikipedia 11148
