When WannaCry struck, it exploited a known weakness in Windows computers. Microsoft had released a fix a few months before the attack and systems administrators could have protected their networks by ...
Ransomware is a debilitating form of malware that breaks into a system and locks users out by encrypting all of their files. That data is then held as “ransom” until the hacker’s demands are met. The ...
North Korea was behind the WannaCry ransomware attacks, which infected more than 300,000 devices in more than 150 countries in May, claimed Brad Smith, the president of Microsoft, according to The ...
Anti-Ransomware Day was established on May 12 in 2020 by INTERPOL in collaboration with Kaspersky to commemorate the anniversary of the infamous WannaCry ransomware attack that occurred on May 12, ...
SAN FRANCISCO/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A cyber security researcher widely credited with helping to neutralize the global "WannaCry" ransomware attack earlier this year has been arrested on unrelated ...