Chapter 395 Virus, I'm Serious
Xing Baohua's disgusting plan was only reported in the news two days later.
Almost all bank websites have been replaced with malicious cartoons.
Media outlets reported on hackers stealing data long ago, but those reports were all targeting important departments.
It's very far removed from individual users.
I don't know who gave them a boost, but they were very uneasy about banks using electronic programmatic trading.
They said that money in banks is easily stolen.
This raises questions about the security of banks, a matter that has been the most serious and sensitive issue in the United States for decades.
Whether it's telephones, electronic products, or even cultural exports, everything will be subject to strict censorship.
If any vulnerabilities or other problems are found, you will be given the opportunity to refuse sales in Europe and America.
This excuse has been used for many years and continues to this day.
The FBI is busy again, and has even assembled a team of experts to help, including hardware engineers, software engineers, and network engineers.
Start by checking the bank's server, including logs.
The clues left behind were very obvious, and it was like a novice who didn't clean up the traces when leaving.
After crossing several states, they finally found the computer that had hacked the server, leaving the computer's owner completely bewildered.
He looked completely innocent and said he hadn't done anything, and that his computer was broken.
Regardless of whether he did it or not, the investigators will detain him and take him away. Experts will conduct a detailed examination of his computer.
Before the test results came out, he was just a suspect.
The experts began examining the computer, and indeed, just as the owner had said, it was broken and wouldn't turn on.
If it breaks, that's easy to fix!
With so many experts, how can they not fix a single computer?
The cause of the problem was found in just a few minutes: the hard drive was faulty, and the motherboard BIOS was also faulty.
The only advantage of mechanical hard drives is that they are easy to repair. Unless the physical damage is very serious, they can generally be restored to a near-complete state.
However, some cases cannot be recovered.
A hard drive repair expert stepped in, using specialized equipment to connect to the data, but the system failed to read the disk.
It doesn't show up on the computer when plugged in, and neither does any data transfer software.
At this point, it becomes much easier to identify the problematic areas.
Opening the hard drive revealed a tiny bit of the circuit board inside. A multimeter was used to test the readings. Sure enough, the cache IC was faulty.
If you replace the IC with a new one, it can only display the drive letter, but to read data, you need to extract the contents of the old IC and write them into the new IC.
Is it so easy to extract data from a bad cache?
Of course, these experts consider these to be minor issues.
After configuring the data on the hard drive motherboard, you can start reading the data.
First, check for bad sectors. A large number of bad sectors will affect the data recovery rate.
These experts weren't interested in what was on the computer's main hard drive; they were more interested in the logs on the hard drive.
The only clues can be found in the logs.
After scanning the hard drive, it was found that the most important logs were all in bad sectors, which had caused permanent damage and were impossible to recover.
Why would a computer motherboard BIOS also become damaged?
After inspection, it was found to be burned.
The investigation has come to an end. There are no more leads; how can we continue?
If you want to track it down, you at least need to know the next IP address.
All the important data was burned and can't be recovered. When did hackers become so powerful that they can remotely damage computer hardware?
This situation is serious; it needs to be reported urgently, and preventative measures should be issued.
They even used traditional media to publicize how hackers use the latest technology to damage hardware, and told anyone whose computer experiences simultaneous hard drive and motherboard failure to call...
Xing Baohua also saw the news, but he didn't pay attention to it. Using advanced technology to attack outdated technology, what's it called again? It's like a dimensional reduction attack.
That felt great.
Xing Baohua didn't use the most common congestion-based viruses to damage the system; instead, he used destructive viruses. This was the most ruthless and malicious tactic.
Hackers usually only steal data and money, and generally don't damage hardware. This guy, however, wanted to physically destroy all traces of his intrusion.
It's making it difficult for you to find any clues.
The virus is very simple; it's just a small program that even antivirus software won't detect.
This is a voltage-regulating software. As soon as the other party turns on the computer, it will specifically increase the voltage of a certain hardware component, thereby burning it out.
This is the most unethical thing to do.
So what if it's broken? Out with the old, in with the new, especially with all the rice and computer ads playing lately.
This could boost sales of Dami computers.
The official warning and warranty hotline is constantly being called.
The public has developed serious skepticism towards modern equipment and high technology.
Banks suffered even more. After the stock market crash, the people of America didn't have much money to begin with. If they were hacked, they wouldn't know who to turn to for help.
Although the bank can cover the losses and the money can be traced back, what if you urgently need the money?
Long lines formed at every bank as people withdrew cash.
Banks have a limited amount of cash on hand every day, and they can't withstand a massive bank run. Besides, the money they attract as deposits has already been lent out.
How will the payment be made?
There is a limit to the amount that can be redeemed per person, and that's the only way.
A well-run bank suffered heavy losses after this disruption.
Whether it's the Federal Reserve or any president, they all come out to say things like, "Don't run on the bank," and "American funds are safe," etc.
Is it useful?
The more they talked about it, the less people believed it, and the more people started to criticize it.
While banks were raising funds, they were also urging the Federal Reserve to print money as quickly as possible.
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