The Windows worm is back – and this time it’s serious
Worms are a malware tactic from back in the day – but they still remain tricky to mitigate against Continue reading The Windows worm is back – and this time it’s serious
Category Archives: WannaCry
Don’t Draw the Wrong Conclusions from the WannaCry Ransomware Outbreak
“Treat the underlying culture that made this possible, not the symptoms.” Continue reading Don’t Draw the Wrong Conclusions from the WannaCry Ransomware Outbreak
Matthew Hickey on WannaCry Ransomware Outbreak
Matthew Hickey, founder of HackerHouse and @hackerfantastic on Twitter, talks to Mike Mimoso about Friday’s WannaCry ransomware outbreak. Continue reading Matthew Hickey on WannaCry Ransomware Outbreak
How I accidentally stopped a global Wanna Decryptor ransomware attack
A British security researcher found and pulled WannaCrypt’s kill switch. Continue reading How I accidentally stopped a global Wanna Decryptor ransomware attack
WannaCry Ransomware Foiled By Domain Killswitch
Whilst I was away on a tropical island enjoying myself the Infosec Internet was on fire with news of the global WannaCry ransomware threat which showed up in the UK NHS and was spreading across 74 different countries. The Ransomware seems to be the first that is P2P using an SMB exploit from the NSA […]
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WannaCry benefits from unlearned lessons of Slammer, Conficker
We’ve been here before with malware – so why was WannaCry able to cause such havoc around the world? Continue reading WannaCry benefits from unlearned lessons of Slammer, Conficker
WannaCry Ransomware Spreads Across the Globe, Makes Organizations Wanna Cry About Microsoft Vulnerability
The operators of malware known as WannaCry/WanaCrypt0r 2.0 are believed to have caused the biggest ransomware attack ever recorded.
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Does WannaCry infect Linux? [duplicate]
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Round Two: WannaCry Ransomware That Struck the Globe Is Back
Ransomware that emerged from a dump of alleged NSA exploits has quickly learned from its mistakes. Continue reading Round Two: WannaCry Ransomware That Struck the Globe Is Back
Global Cyber Attack Halted: Autopsy Time
Friday saw what looked like the most dangerous ransomware infection to date. The infection known as WannaCry was closing down vital hospital IT systems across the UK canceling major operations and putting lives at risk.
Spread Halted?
It spread further around the world and almost became a global pandemic. Although machines are still encrypted demanding Bitcoin, one security blogger [MalwareTech] halted the ransomware by accident. As he was analyzing the code he noticed that the malware kept trying to connect to an unregistered domain name “iuqerfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea.com”. So he decided to register the domain to see if he could get some …read more
