WannaCry
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Surfer Who Saved the World from WannaCry Gets Ready for the Next Big Virus
EghtesadOnline: The 23-year-old who saved the world from a devastating cyberattack in May was asleep in his bed in the English seaside town of Ilfracombe last week after a night of partying when…
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Symantec says 'highly likely' North Korea group behind ransomware attacks
EghtesadOnline: Cyber security firm Symantec Corp said on Monday it was "highly likely" a hacking group affiliated with North Korea was behind the WannaCry cyber attack this month that infected…
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Companies use kidnap insurance to guard against ransomware attacks
EghtesadOnline: Companies without cyber insurance are dusting off policies covering kidnap, ransom and extortion in the world's political hotspots to recoup losses caused by ransomware viruses…
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WannaCry attack is good business for cyber security firms
EghtesadOnline: For Kris Hagerman, chief executive of UK-based cyber security firm Sophos Group Plc, the past week could have been bad. The WannaCry "ransomware" attack hobbled some of its hospital…
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French researchers find way to unlock WannaCry without ransom
EghtesadOnline: French researchers said on Friday they had found a last-chance way for technicians to save Windows files encrypted by WannaCry, racing against a deadline as the ransomware threatens…
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WannaCry cyber attack compromised some Russian banks: central bank
EghtesadOnline: The WannaCry ransomware attack compromised the systems of Russian banks in some isolated cases, the Russian central bank said on Friday in the first official acknowledgement by…
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Chinese state media says U.S. should take some blame for cyber attack
EghtesadOnline: Chinese state media on Wednesday criticized the United States for hindering efforts to stop global cyber threats in the wake of the WannaCry "ransomware" attack that has infected…
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Researchers see possible North Korea link to global cyber attack
EghtesadOnline: Cyber security researchers have found technical evidence they said could link North Korea with the global WannaCry "ransomware" cyber attack that has infected more than 300,000…
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'WannaCry' Cyberattack Targets Iran Hospitals
EghtesadOnline: An estimated 200 computers in Iran have been infected by a virus called 'WannaCry', in the first reported incident by government officials after a week of thousands of computers…