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Microsoft has published some of the ransomware code (Microsoft)


NSA Requested to Stop Ransomware Attack

NSA Requested to Stop Ransomware Attack

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)


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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

Cyberattack Hits 150 Countries in the 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...