WannaCry is a computer virus created by exploiting the leaked Windows vulnerabilities of NSA. It will encrypt the victim's computer and ask for bitcoin ransom. Currently, the global disaster has been eased due to various countries' research, but it has not really disappeared. , The recent Atlanta City government has just suffered a similar type of large-scale attacks.
According to sources, the currently affected production lines include the 787 Dreamliner in North Charleston and the 777X composite wing center using the latest technology. It was reported that after the cyber attack, Boeing Commercial Engineer Chief Engineer Mike VanderWel had urgently ordered human to take over all Production equipment. He fears that the advanced automated production equipment will be shut down, and the virus may spread to the aircraft's own software system through performance testing equipment.
In a later statement, Boeing stated that only a small amount of equipment is currently being infected, and that remedial measures have been adopted, which do not affect normal production operations. The current media coverage is somewhat exaggerated. However, there are still doubts, official claims and internal outflows. The description of the article is somewhat different. The speed of transmission of the virus may be quite rapid.
Corey Nachreiner, chief technology officer of WatchGuard Security, said that many specialized production equipments are not updated frequently and are vulnerable to virus infection. Mitchell Edwards, a network threat analyst, also stressed that although WannaCry has solutions, hackers are still developing new versions. The Boeing infected virus should also be a new species.
Jake Williams, founder of Rendition Infosec, is quite surprised. Generally speaking, the virus poses a relatively low threat to production equipment. It usually spreads only on Windows systems. However, if a factory really uses an embedded Windows machine, then the virus will be extorted. The threat is very large, but in fact, three manufacturers have actually stopped work within six months.
It is worth mentioning that when the US government had pointed out at the time of the investigation that North Korea was the culprit in the spread of ransomware, Boeing’s exposure to the virus as an important defense contractor in the United States also triggered more public opinion.