PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 1143: Muni Java Goatse
Muni in San Francisco suffered from a ransomware attack on their fare gates. It didn’t impact riders as the fare gates “failed open” but it meant Muni couldn’t collect fares until things were restored from backups.
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[Muni system hacker hit others by scanning for year-old Java vulnerability Ars Technica](http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/11/san-francisco-transit-ransomware-attacker-likely-used-year-old-java-exploit/) - Hackers crashed San Francisco’s Municipal railway systemsSecurity Affairs
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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 1143: Muni Java Goatse
