So we all remember the WannaCry last year. Because in 2017, this malware virus tore a lot of things up, from hospitals to government agencies. It’s still around in 2018. WannaCry isn’t dead yet: They hit Boeing.
That’s right. So reports say their the malware started at Boeing’s? North Charleston, SC site. One memo wrote the virus hit automatic assembly tools, although he wrote it in code. Then, the memo said that ‘airplane software’ may be next. Very soon after they discovered the threat, they treated it with a ‘kill switch’ and patches. This did slow the virus, with significance. However, they may not kill the virus altogether. I say that because this may be a newer strain.
Boeing came out with a statement addressing this potential crisis. They admitted WannaCry affected dozens of machines, but it won’t interfere with their aircraft production. They also claimed the memo, and other news articles, overstated the threat. Yes, they admit the malware threat. But they assured they remedied the situation and it will not mess up production of any kind. However, we don’t know where the attack came from. Though a lot of people have a good idea.
That suspect is North Korea. They served as a thorn in the IT service world since The Interview movie fiasco back in 2014. And in the years that followed, the relationship between the west and North Korea got more intense. Many security experts claim North Korea is responsible of WannaCry. Some others say they’re behind this attack on Boeing. It wouldn’t surprise me.? I hope Boeing is telling the truth about this threat not being so bad. Over the years, this malware caused a lot of havoc on other IT support systems. I hope it causes none on one of the biggest airplane makers in the world. WannaCry isn’t dead yet. What will it take to kill it?