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Bad news for WannaCry slayer Marcus Hutchins: Judge rules being young, hungover, and in a strange land doesn't obviate evidence
2019-02-14 20:22

When in America, STFU and get a lawyer. Even if you're innocent Marcus Hutchins, the Brit white-hat hacker who halted 2017's WannaCry ransomware outbreak, has failed to stop the American legal...

It is 2018 and the NHS is still counting the cost of WannaCry. Carry the 2, + aftermath... um... £92m
2018-10-12 13:55

Bigwigs report lots of progress in the cash-flinging department The UK's Department of Health and Social Care released a progress update this week on the hesitant efforts to deal with shonky NHS IT.…

N. Korea Calls Sony, Wannacry Hack Charges Smear Campaign
2018-09-14 11:29

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea strongly denied claims by the United States that a computer programmer working for the North Korean government was involved in the hack of Sony Pictures...

North Korean programmer charged for Sony, WannaCry attacks and more
2018-09-10 11:48

Park Jin Hyok is allegedly with Lazarus Group, a hacking team connected to attacks on a wide array of industries and public utilities.

FBI fingers the Norks it wants to pinch for Sony, Wannacry hack attacks
2018-09-06 19:40

Cruel Kim's alleged cyber-crew outed in rap sheet The US government has formally accused the North Korean government of being behind the Sony pictures hack, the WannaCry ransomware that crippled...

U.S. to Charge North Korean Spy Over WannaCry and Sony Pictures Hack
2018-09-06 17:18

The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to announce criminal charges against a North Korean government spy in connection with the 2017 global WannaCry ransomware attack and the 2014 Sony...

Forget WannaCry, staff themselves pose a risk to healthcare data
2018-09-03 08:45

Almost 60% of breaches had an insider element in 2017 More than half of all healthcare data breaches reported during 2017 could be traced back to people on the inside of victim organisations,...

WannaCry Outbreak Hits Chipmaker, Could Cost $170 Million
2018-08-07 10:47

Factories Crippled After WannaCry Variant Infects Unpatched Windows 7 MachinesA WannaCry outbreak has hit unpatched Windows 7 systems at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., crippling its...

TSMC Chip Maker Blames WannaCry Malware for Production Halt
2018-08-07 09:18

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)—the world's largest makers of semiconductors and processors—was forced to shut down several of its chip-fabrication factories over the weekend...

Chip flinger TSMC warns 'WannaCry' outbreak will sting firm for $250m
2018-08-06 16:35

But it could've been worse, shrugs Apple supplier Chipmaker TSMC has warned that a previously disclosed virus infection of its Taiwanese plant may cost it up to $250m.…