Security News > 2017 > May > Massive Ransomware Attack That's Hitting World Right Now Uses NSA's Exploit (The Hackers News)
2017-05-12 12:27
Earlier today, a massive ransomware campaign hit computer systems of hundreds of private companies and public organizations across the globe – which is believed to be the most massive ransomware delivery campaign to date. The Ransomware in question has been identified as a variant of ransomware known as WannaCry (also known as 'Wana Decrypt0r,' 'WannaCryptor' or 'WCRY'). Like other nasty
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