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There’s now a WannaCry decryptor tool for most Windows versions

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As the criminals behind the WannaCry ransomware are trying to make it work again, security researchers have created tools for decrypting files encrypted by it. DDoS attacks against the killswitch domains Since researcher Marcus Hutchins (aka MalwareTech) registered a (previously non-existent) killswitch domain for the malware and stopped its onslaught, the domain has been under attack by Mirai-powered botnets. Today’s Sinkhole DDoS Attack pic.twitter.com/wxT2YUrdOF — MalwareTech (@MalwareTechBlog) May 18, 2017 That particular domain has been … More → Continue reading There’s now a WannaCry decryptor tool for most Windows versions→

Super-stealthy attackers used NSA exploit weeks before WannaCry

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Weeks before the WannaCry ransomware spread like wildfire through unpatched Windows systems, a more sophisticated, stealthier attacker used the same NSA-engineered cyberweapon to infiltrate the IT networks of companies across the world, including at least one publicly traded in the U.S., according to new research. So stealthy was the fileless, in-memory attack, which hides itself inside the activity of a legitimate application, that it evaded five different security products running on the infected system, Gil Barak, CTO of Israeli cybersecurity firm Secdo told CyberScoop. Those products included so-called “next generation” filters that don’t rely on known signatures, he said. “Not only did they not stop the attack, they couldn’t even see it,” he said. Attackers using the technique “can pretty much do what they want, unnoticed — and then vanish.” Barak wrote a blog post on the attack and appeared with noted security researcher Jake Williams on a webcast this week where the two discussed the […]

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WannaDecrypt your files? The WannaCry solution, for some

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A decryptor (Wanakiwi) that has been developed for WannaCry/WannaCrypt/wCrypt. There is a catch though, it only works for some operating systems.
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