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WannaCry ransomware used in widespread attacks all over the world

15
May
2017

Earlier today, our products detected and successfully blocked a large number of ransomware attacks around the world. In these attacks, data is encrypted with the extension “.WCRY” added to the filenames.
Our analysis indicates the attack, dubbed “WannaCry”, is initiated through an SMBv2 remote code execution in Microsoft Windows.

Category Data lossHacker Written by Securelist 0 Comments

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A ‘kill switch’ is slowing the spread of WannaCry ransomware

15
May
2017

Friday’s unprecedented ransomware attack may have stopped spreading to new machines — at least briefly — thanks to a “kill switch” that a security researcher has activated. The ransomware, called Wana Decryptor or WannaCry, has been found infecting machines across the globe. It works by exploiting a Windows vulnerability that the U.S. National Security Agency may have used for spying.

Category HackerThreats & Malware Written by Cio 0 Comments

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