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Microsoft has published some of the ransomware code (Microsoft)

NSA Requested to Stop Ransomware Attack

by Osama Naaman | Jun 29, 2017 | World

London – Operation Petya, a ransomware similar to Wannacry, attacked a large number of computers on a global scale which prompted several international experts demanding the National Security Agency (NSA) to exert more efforts to fight these viruses. Wannacry is a...

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A journalist in Istanbul reads a news article about cyberattacks. (Sedat Suna/European Pressphoto Agency)

Last Week’s Global Cyberattack Was Just the Beginning

by Nicholas Weaver | May 17, 2017 | Opinion

A massive cyber-extortion attack known as “WannaCry” wrought havoc across the globe last week, taking out much of Britain’s National Health Service and, in a delicious bit of irony, the Russian Interior Ministry. The attack was a long time coming, representing the...

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A Bitcoin (virtual currency) paper wallet with QR codes and coins are seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris July 11, 2014. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Cyberattack Hits 150 Countries in the World

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 14, 2017 | World

World Capitals – Tens of thousands of computers in almost 150 countries were infected with ransomware demanding ransom payments during an international cyberattack, which some experts believe was inspired by a National Security Agency (NSA) tool kit that was leaked...