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    Ransomware exploiting known vulnerabilities affecting millions of users worldwide (lemmy.world)
    submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

    fyi

    "Personal

    Anyone can use Ubuntu Pro for free on up to 5 machines, or 50 if you are an official Ubuntu Community member." ubuntu.com/pro

    not trying to be an apologist, its stupid, but you can still get 10 years of security updates if you want

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

    Isn't Ubuntu Pro basically just an extended support for a set of universe packages for their LTS versions and free for private use?

    How is making enterprises pay for extended LTS because of corporate no-update-just-insert-coin mentalities even remotely close to ransomware?

    Like I get everyone who doesn't like Ubuntu for various reasons, but this sounds completely dumb to me.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    Use a different distro the

    [–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    Oh shit I see. I think the joke is that you only get some of the security updates if you pay for ubuntu pro. Ransom as in "Be a shame if you were insecure there little buddy, we can help with that. For a price"

    Yeah I don't know enough about that personally to make a judgment

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

    Ubuntu pro joke related to another thread - not the best image post sorry 🙈

    [–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago

    Phishing emails exploiting people who click every link possible affecting millions of users worldwide.

    [–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    Is this just a title and a picture? Am I missing the details somewhere?

    [–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    OP calls Ubuntu Pro ransomware. That's all.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

    Ah, thanks. Luckily the Linux ecosystem has is healthy with diversity. We can always use other distros.

    [–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago

    what

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

    Is it ransomware when it's free?

    [–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago

    Oh did Crowdstrike fumble again?