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<p class="pta-link-card-description">In the aftermath of the Sony Pictures breach, the FBI is warning U.S. business about malware attackers that can override all data on hard drives, including the master boot record, which prevents the computers from booting up.</p>
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FBI warns of malware that can wipe all data from hard drives2014-12-02T15:39:18-05:00LTJG Robert M.351731<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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<p class="pta-link-card-description">In the aftermath of the Sony Pictures breach, the FBI is warning U.S. business about malware attackers that can override all data on hard drives, including the master boot record, which prevents the computers from booting up.</p>
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FBI warns of malware that can wipe all data from hard drives2014-12-02T15:39:18-05:002014-12-02T15:39:18-05:00CW5 Private RallyPoint Member351994<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The good part, <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="73844" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/73844-cg-oar16-incident-management-preparedness">LTJG Robert M.</a>, is that it's probably unlikely that these malware hackers would go after individual users. Not saying it's out of the question, but they're more likely to go after companies (Sony, in this case). It still pays to be aware and to protect oneself. No doubt about that.Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2014 6:16 PM2014-12-02T18:16:03-05:002014-12-02T18:16:03-05:002014-12-02T15:39:18-05:00