Two suspects arrested in connection with WannaCry Android lookalikes

Chinese authorities have arrested two individuals who are believed to have helped develop and distribute Android ransomware mimicking the WannaCry ransom-worm. On 12 May 2017, WannaCry garnered worldwide attention when it hit the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), the telecommunications giant Telefonica, and hundreds of thousands of other organizations spread across 150 countries.

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