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Microsoft warns of new WannaCry-like 'wormable' vulnerability
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
California [USA], June 1 (ANI): Microsoft has asked users to update their systems to prevent a vulnerability that is similar to the deadly WannaCry malware from 2017.
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WannaCry still a concern for 1.7 million computers
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
California [USA], May 13 (ANI): Two years after NSA tools wreaked havoc on global computer systems with a threat to WannaCry ransomware, millions of computer systems continue to be at risk.
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Five cyber-security trends to watch out for in 2018
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Initiatives such as cashless economy and Adhaar linkage to various government-run programmes have pushed India forward on the path of digital transformation.
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N Korea rejects US' claims of starting WannaCry attack
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], December 21 (ANI): North Korea on Thursday rejected the United States' (US) claims of initiating the treacherous WannaCry ransomware attack globally.
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US blames North Korea for WannaCry cyber attack
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 19 (ANI): The United States has accused North Korea of carrying out the massive WannaCry attack that infected more than 3,00,000 computers in 150 countries earlier this year.
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British security researcher who stopped WannaCry attack arrested o
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], August 4 (ANI): The 23-year-old British security researcher, Marcus Hutchins, who was credited with stopping the WannaCry outbreak in its tracks, has been arrested by the FBI over his alleged involvement in another malicious software targetting bank accounts.
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Cyberattacks can put public health at risk
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 13 (ANI): Recent ransomware attacks like 'WannaCry' and 'Petya' are highlighting the growing threats against health care information systems.
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WannaCry hackers could be from Southern China
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], May 29 (ANI): The hackers working under the name of WannaCry malware, the name that shook 150 countries by hacking their major websites, are likely to originate from the southern mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan or Singapore.
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Govt should come up with national cyber security law: Expert
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17, (ANI): As hundreds of ATMs are being shut down in the wake of the WannaCry ransomware cyber attack, an expert has dubbed it as an interim measure while suggesting that the government should come up with national cyber security law rather than just "giving lip
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Ransomware WannaCry to attack Indian banking system soon: Cyber ex
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Kolkata) [India], May 16, (ANI): Despite downplay of rasomware WannaCry's impact by the Centre; IT experts have cautioned users that the number of effected organizations is expectedly to rise rapidly.
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North Korea behind 'WannaCry' global cyber attack : Secu
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], May 16, (ANI): Kaspersky and Symantec, two top security firms have confirmed the connection between the ransomware WannaCry and North Korean cybergang Lazarus Group which is known to have government ties.
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Menace of 'WannaCry Ransomware' hits Bengal, Kerala
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
West Midnapur (West Bengal) [India], May 15 (ANI): With the world taken by storm by a malicious software that has locked people out of their computers, 'WannaCry' is without doubt the biggest ransomware attack the world has ever seen and is also being reported in some parts of Indi
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