WannaCry ransomware attack
The WannaCry ransomware attack was a worldwide cyberattack in May 2017 by the WannaCry ransomware cryptoworm, which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. It propagated through EternalBlue, an exploit developed by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) for older Windows systems. EternalBlue was stolen and leaked by a group called The Shadow Brokers at least a year prior to the attack. While Microsoft had released patches previously to close the exploit, much of WannaCry's spread was from organizations that had not applied these, or were using older Windows systems that were past their end-of-life. These patches are imperative to an organization's cyber-security but many were
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WannaCry ransomware attack
The WannaCry ransomware attack was a worldwide cyberattack in May 2017 by the WannaCry ransomware cryptoworm, which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. It propagated through EternalBlue, an exploit developed by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) for older Windows systems. EternalBlue was stolen and leaked by a group called The Shadow Brokers at least a year prior to the attack. While Microsoft had released patches previously to close the exploit, much of WannaCry's spread was from organizations that had not applied these, or were using older Windows systems that were past their end-of-life. These patches are imperative to an organization's cyber-security but many were
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The WannaCry ransomware attack ...... MC's most advanced facilities.
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Two North Koreans indicted
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Cry → CRY
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Cryptor → Crypt → Cry
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Cryptor → Crypt0r
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Cryptor → Decryptor
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Wanna → WN → W
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Wanna → Wana
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Screenshot of the ransom note left on an infected system
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WannaCry worm
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WannaCry
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Worldwide
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Ransomware encrypting files with $300 – $600 USD demand
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The WannaCry ransomware attack ...... s cyber-security but many were
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WannaCry ransomware attack
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