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Only 6 ransomware attacks on the UK's NHS since WannaCry worm hit in 2017 – report
2020-01-29 14:03

The NHS has suffered 209 successful ransomware attacks since 2014, according to new figures based on Freedom of Information requests, but with a dramatic improvement since 2017, the year WannaCry ransomware hit the health service. The WannaCry attack in 2017 - famously thwarted by Brit white hat hacker Marcus Hutchins - caused a spike to 101 incidents and we know many of these were severe.

WannaCry – and why it never went away
2019-09-23 09:28

WannaCry still hasn't died out, more than two years after the original attack. We went live to find out why...

WannaCry is still the smallpox of infosec. But the latest strain (sort of) immunises its victims
2019-09-19 10:03

Whatever you do, don't pay the ransom Analysis WannaCry – the file-scrambling ransomware that infamously locked up Britain's NHS and a bunch of other organisations worldwide in May 2017 – is still...

WannaCry – the worm that just won’t die
2019-09-18 12:58

WannaCry never went away - it just became less obvious.

U.S. Sanctions North Korean Group Behind WannaCry, Sony Hacks
2019-09-16 15:51

Three North Korean threat groups have been sanctioned in the U.S. as part of a larger U.S. initiative against North Korea-linked malicious cyber activity.

When you think how infamous NHS-pwning malware's still hitting the unwary, it'll make you WannaCry – Kaspersky
2019-08-30 14:03

Ransomware strain was top customer call-out title in 2018 Kaspersky Lab reckons the number one reason its customers call them for emergency help is because of ransomware – with Wannacry still...

Businesses need to patch for BlueKeep to avoid another WannaCry
2019-08-07 14:23

BitSight is sounding an alarm over the potential for patching to taper off, leaving legacy systems at risk for the potentially potent vulnerability.

No Jail Time for “WannaCry Hero”
2019-07-29 22:07

Marcus Hutchins, the "accidental hero" who helped arrest the spread of the global WannaCry ransomware outbreak in 2017, will receive no jail time for his admitted role in authoring and selling...

Fearing WannaCry-Level Danger, Enterprises Wrestle with BlueKeep
2019-07-29 14:11

Fears of a WannaCry-level global attack grow as working exploit info starts to go public.