Cyber expert credited with stopping 'WannaCry' attack admits malware charges
A British cyber security researcher hailed as a hero for neutralising the global "WannaCry" ransomware attack in 2017 has pleaded guilty to US charges of writing malware.
A British cyber security researcher hailed as a hero for neutralising the global "WannaCry" ransomware attack in 2017 has pleaded guilty to US charges of writing malware.
The U.S. government has charged and sanctioned a North Korean man over the 2017 global WannaCry ransomware cyberattack and the 2014 cyberassault on Sony, U.S. officials said.
NHS Digital's cyber security wing CSOC has announced a partnership with IBM as part of a £30 million deal to bolster threat intelligence, a year after the WannaCry ransomware outbreak hobbled some systems within the NHS.
The Victorian government will overhaul the state’s network of speed and red-light cameras in response to an investigation into a 2017 outbreak of WannaCry ransomware.
The Australian government has joined the White House in condemning North Korea over the WannaCry ransomware wave.
The Trump administration has publicly blamed North Korea for unleashing the so-called WannaCry ransomware attack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies across the globe earlier this year.
Money paid by victims of the WannaCry/WannaCrypt ransomware in an effort to regain access to their files appears to be on the move, with the equivalent of tens of thousands of dollars of bitcoin being shifted into new digital wallets.
An interim report by Victoria’s Road Safety Camera Commissioner has found that there is “no evidence” that an outbreak of WannaCry ransomware infections in Victorian speed and red-light cameras compromised traffic infringement data.
The Australian government’s cyber security minister, Dan Tehan, has call on businesses to take urgent action to protect themselves in the wake of a new global wave of ransomware.
Victoria Police have cancelled fines issued using evidence from speed and red-light cameras infected by the WannaCry ransomware.
A new malware campaign exploits the same ‘EternalBlue’ SMB vulnerability revealed in a dump of hacking tools linked to the US National Security Agency and employed by the high-profile WannaCry/WannaCrypt ransomware.
As of 9am AEST today at least a dozen Australian small businesses are believed to have been hit by WannaCry/WannaCrypt ransomware, according to the government.
At least three local organisations have been hit by WannaCrypt/WannaCry, according to the Australian government.