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WannaCry is a ransomware cryptoworm, which targets computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting (locking) data and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. The worm is also known as WannaCrypt, [ 9 ] Wana Decrypt0r 2.0, [ 10 ] WanaCrypt0r 2.0, [ 11 ] and Wanna Decryptor. [ 12 ]
On October 21, 2016, three consecutive distributed denial-of-service attacks were launched against the Domain Name System (DNS) provider Dyn.The attack caused major Internet platforms and services to be unavailable to large swathes of users in Europe and North America.
DoublePulsar is a backdoor implant tool developed by the U.S. National Security Agency's (NSA) Equation Group that was leaked by The Shadow Brokers in early 2017. [3] [citation needed] The tool infected more than 200,000 Microsoft Windows computers in only a few weeks, [4] [5] [3] [6] [7] and was used alongside EternalBlue in the May 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack.
Hutchins had become aware of WannaCry the afternoon of 12 May, and though he had been on vacation, he began reverse engineering the code from his bedroom. He discovered that the malware was tied to an odd-looking domain name , suggesting the malware would be part of a command-and-control structure common to botnets, but to his surprise, the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 November 2024. Series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware 2017 Ukraine ransomware attacks Petya's ransom note displayed on a compromised system Date 27–28 June 2017 (2017-06-27 – 2017-06-28) Location Ukraine Other locations Russia Germany United States United Kingdom Spain India Poland ...
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