Security News > 2017 > May > Newly Found Malware Uses 7 NSA Hacking Tools, Where WannaCry Uses 2 (The Hackers News)
2017-05-22 16:03
A security researcher has identified a new strain of malware that also spreads itself by exploiting flaws in Windows SMB file sharing protocol, but unlike the WannaCry Ransomware that uses only two leaked NSA hacking tools, it exploits all the seven. Last week, we warned you about multiple hacking groups exploiting leaked NSA hacking tools, but almost all of them were making use of only two
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