Bitcoin Ransom Dudes Strike Again!

[Gleb Gamow]

Hackers Shut Down The Key Card Machine In This Hotel Until a Bitcoin Ransom Was Paid

“We are planning at the next room refurbishment for old-fashioned door locks with real keys. Just like 111 years ago at the time of our great-grandfathers,” the hotel manager told a local Austrian news website.

We’ve reached out to the hotel for additional comment about their timeline for switching to old fashioned locks. But given all the trouble they’ve been through, we’re not expecting a prompt reply to our email. We may have to send our questions by carrier pigeon.

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/21065



Genius! First, make sure you seal up all the world's chimneys so that none of them intelligent carrier pigeons reach an earlier than expected demise while relaying requisitions for century-old locks.



Note the tamper-proof skeleton key.

These brainiacs actually think it's a cost savings to convert a secure system back to a nonsecure system because a $1,600 ransom had to be paid due to their computer system not being secure in spite of such being an relatively easy fix at a fraction of the cost.

[BitcoinBarrel]

Lol, seriously what difference is using old locks going to do? The issue is the employee that installed some virus on the computer. Is this hotel going to seize using computers and internet completely?

[Gleb Gamow]

Lol, seriously what difference is using old locks going to do? The issue is the employee that installed some virus on the computer. Is this hotel going to seize using computers and internet completely?

Rumor has it (since rumors in this space are currently all the rage) that all the hotel's employees are now forbidden to drive pc-equipped automobiles, instead need to purchase a horse and buggy to commute. All toasters are also banned till it's ascertained which ones are not connected to the Internet.

Like I said, these fuckin' people are geniuses.