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fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

USB worm unleashed by Russian state hackers spreads worldwide | Ars Technica

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LitterDrifter's means of self-propagation are simple. So why is it spreading so widely?
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    What do you recommend that is exploit free?

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      Pen and paper

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        Stylus and cuneiform tablets

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          Grunting and hand gestures

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            Pheromones and farts

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              Now that’s a new band name

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              There’s were I see myself.

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      A properly educated user.

      Absent that, a properly secured thin client.

      All of my excel jockeys have about as many userspace privileges as my dog on a 737.

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        Wow… Claiming “a properly educated user” being an exploit free solution is just… I don’t even…

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          But you “do even” think it’s sensible to demand perfect security like that’s the only valid alternative to Windows for anyone?

          “[brand] makes slow cars!” “What do you recommend that does 0-60 literally instantaneously?” “This is a reasonable question and implied suggestion and I will now proceed to thoughtfully engage with it, taken literally as stated. Here is my breakdown of companies producing physically impossible road-legal motor vehicles:”

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      I’ve got some tin cans if you’ve got the string.

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      You’re gonna have to settle for VB free

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