Security News > 2017 > May > Google Researcher Finds Link Between WannaCry Attacks and North Korea (The Hackers News)
2017-05-16 01:04
So far, nobody had an idea that who was behind WannaCry ransomware attacks? But now there is a clue that lies in the code. Neel Mehta, a security researcher at Google, found evidence that suggests the WannaCry ransomware, that infected 300,000 machines in 150 countries over the weekend, is linked to a state-sponsored hacking group in North Korea, known for cyber attacks against South Korean
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