In a baffling turn of events, computers at Boeing have allegedly been infected with the WannaCry Ransomware. According to the Seattle Times, a memo was sent out by a Boeing employee that states that systems have been affected and that there were concerns the ransomware would “spread to airplane software”. Dan Matthews, Director of Engineering at Lastline commented below.
Dan Matthews, Director of Engineering at Lastline:
Many vendors and security professionals published WannaCry prevention and remediation suggestions when the outbreak first appeared- these strategies are still valid, but can be difficult and risky to deploy in complex manufacturing environments such as Boeing’s. Healthcare environments are also particularly susceptible to malware worm infestations for similar reasons.
We are confident that, like Conficker, we will continue to see periodic WannaCry outbreaks because of its in-built worm spreading functions and a lack of consistent patching.”
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