Tag: WannaCry

  • Microsoft to NSA: WannaCry is your fault

    Microsoft’s top lawyer has blamed the government’s stockpiling of hacking tools as part of the reason for the WannaCry attack, the worldwide ransomware that has hit hundreds of thousands of systems in recent days. Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer, pointed out that WannaCrypt is based on an exploit developed by the National Security…

  • WannaCry Ransomware Infected Actual Medical Devices In American Hospitals

    Is it possible that North Korea used a stolen National Security Agency hacking tool to infect medical devices at U.S. hospitals? Read full news article on Forbes.com  

  • WannaCry fallout — the worst is yet to come, experts say

    The massive scale of the recent WannaCry ransomware attack has exposed some significant weaknesses in global IT systems, and we’re likely to see more attacks leveraging similar techniques, and doing even more damage, security experts say. WannaCry infected hundreds of thousands of machines in more than 150 countries, with direct ransom costs estimated at around…

  • Cryptocurrency-mining malware cashes in on NSA exploit that enabled WannaCry

    Weeks before the WannaCry ransomware worm tore up the internet by exploiting a leaked NSA exploit, another strain of malware was already doing it. That malware, Adylkuzz, is a cryptocurrency miner that, like WannaCry, has likely infected hundreds of thousands of computers across the globe. Read full news article on Naked Security  

  • WannaCry Ransomware Infected Actual Radiology Tech In American Hospitals

    Is it possible that North Korea used a stolen National Security Agency hacking tool to infect medical devices at U.S. hospitals? Read full news article on Forbes.com  

  • WannaCry and IoT: Vendors react

    Among the organizations most gravely affected by the WannaCry ransomware was the UK National Health Service. According to The Sunday Times, 48 NHS organisations were hit, including about 30 hospital trusts, and as many as many as 70,000 NHS devices including computers, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, blood-storage fridges, and theatre equipment may have been…

  • If India does not ‘WannaCry’: It needs an initiative on cyber literacy, safety and law enforcement policies

    If India does not ‘WannaCry’: It needs an initiative on cyber literacy, safety and law enforcement policies Tech Firstpost • 2017-05-17 15:05 IST By Tech2 By Dr. Read full news article on Tech2  

  • After WannaCry chaos, ShadowBrokers threaten ‘Data Dump of the Month’ service, including Windows 10 exploits

    News over the past week has been dominated by the fallout from the WannaCry ransomware. Now the hacking group that released the NSA’s hacking tool kit into the wild has announced plans to start an exploit subscription service in June. Read full news article on BetaNews  

  • We are not aware of payments that have led to any data recovery: White House on WannaCry ransomware

    Less than $70,000 has been paid in a “ransomware” cyberattack that has affected about 150 countries worldwide, the White House said on Monday.”We are not aware of payments that have led to any data recovery,” Read full news article on Tech2  

  • Researchers find a new ‘ransomware’ that installs a digital currency miner on machines

    A computer virus that exploits the same vulnerability as the global “ransomware” attack has latched on to more than 200,000 computers and begun manufacturing digital currency, experts said Tuesday. The development adds to the dangers exposed by the WannaCry ransomware and provides another piece of evidence that a North Korea-linked hacking group may be behind…

  • Quick Heal detects 48,000 WannaCry ransomware attack attempts in India

    A cyber security firm today said it has detected over 48,000 ransomware attack attempts in the country, with West Bengal witnessing the most incidents. Quick Heal Technologies has “detected over 48,000 MS-17- 010 Shadow Broker exploit hits responsible for ‘WannaCry ransomware’ outbreak in India”, it said in a statement. Read full news article on Tech2…

  • Europol says the situation is “stable” after measures taken against global ransomware attack

    Europol says the situation is “stable” after measures taken against global ransomware attack Tech Firstpost • 2017-05-17 09:58 IST By Tech2 The world’s biggest ransomware attack levelled off in Europe on Monday thanks to a pushback by cyber security officials after causing havoc in 150 countries, as Microsoft urged governments to heed the “wake-up call”.…

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