Speeding fines suspended - computer virus infects cameras

[AMG Merc]

Speeding fines suspended after computer virus infects at least 55 speed and red-light cameras:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4627902/Sp...

How unfortunate

[TooMany2cvs]

AMG Merc said:

Speeding fines suspended after computer virus infects at least 55 speed and red-light cameras:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4627902/Sp...

How unfortunate

You do know that Victoria is in Australia, right?

That minor detail apart, I very much doubt it was a "virus". Probably some simple corruption.

[Funk]

Was there actually a single coherent sentence in that article? It was fking appalling.

BAU for the DM I guess.

[AMG Merc]

TooMany2cvs said:

You do know that Victoria is in Australia, right?

Yes i did thanks. I thought still of interest to this forum.

[Perik Omo]

TooMany2cvs said:

AMG Merc said:

Speeding fines suspended after computer virus infects at least 55 speed and red-light cameras:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4627902/Sp...

How unfortunate

You do know that Victoria is in Australia, right?

That minor detail apart, I very much doubt it was a "virus". Probably some simple corruption.

It was actuallt the WannaCry virus and was spread to all the cameras after a maintenance worker accidently uploaded the file from his laptop whilst carrying out repairs to a single camera.

[TooMany2cvs]

Perik Omo said:

It was actuallt the WannaCry virus and was spread to all the cameras after a maintenance worker accidently uploaded the file from his laptop whilst carrying out repairs to a single camera.

They run the cameras on Windows? FFS! I despair...

[AMG Merc]

TooMany2cvs said:

They run the cameras on Windows? FFS! I despair...

I always have a vision (nightmare) when getting onto an aircraft - I look left and the cockpit door is open (less so these days, I know) and I see the left screen rebooting Windows I then immidiately leave the aircraft.

[Vaud]

AMG Merc said:

I always have a vision (nightmare) when getting onto an aircraft - I look left and the cockpit door is open (less so these days, I know) and I see the left screen rebooting Windows I then immidiately leave the aircraft.

Cockpit doors are often open until the main doors are closed, at least on mid size aircraft. I think they have to be if they are refuelling (IIRC).

[TVR1]

AMG Merc said:

TooMany2cvs said:

They run the cameras on Windows? FFS! I despair...

I always have a vision (nightmare) when getting onto an aircraft - I Look left and the cockpit door is open (less so these days, I know) and I see the left screen rebooting Windows I then immidiately leave the aircraft.

The time to worry is when the right screen isn't also rebooting......

Or PIC or PIC2 says...

'What's it doing now?'

Besides, You're supposed to TURN left on PH.

Pleb.