WannaCry

US Charges Three North Korean Hackers

US charges three North Korean military hackers, and accuses one of them of being involved in Wannacry (2017) and Sony…

3 years ago

EU’s First Cyber-Warfare Sanctions Target Russia, China, North Korea

EU imposes asset freeze and travel ban on individuals and organisations from three countries over destructive cyber-attacks carried out in…

4 years ago

Study: NHS ‘Remains Vulnerable’ To WannaCry-Style Cyber-Attacks

The NHS requires 'urgent' investment into cyber-security, with security built into new technologies from the beginning, say Imperial College London…

5 years ago

Researchers Release Micropatch For ‘BlueKeep’ Critical Windows Flaw

The bug has been compared to the 'EternalBlue' vulnerability behind WannaCry, NotPetya and other worldwide malware outbreaks

5 years ago

WannaCry ‘Hero’ Marcus Hutchins Pleads Guilty To FBI Malware Charges

British malware researcher, 24, plead guilty to two of the FBI's charges in exchange for authorities dropping the other eight

5 years ago

WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins Loses Evidence Bid

“I was intoxicated” claim by Marcus Hutchins during FBI interview dismissed by American court

5 years ago

One In Four NHS Trusts Spent No Money On Cybersecurity

WannaCry lessons? In the past year, a quarter of NHS spent absolutely nothing on cyber-security training

5 years ago

US Charges North Korean Hacker For WannaCry, Sony Attacks

The individual allegedly worked with a China-based group to carry out a string of attacks and bank heists, stealing £62m…

6 years ago

WannaCry ‘Hero’ Marcus Hutchins Admits Writing Trojan Code – Report

British hacker who stopped ransomware attack, tries to prevent phone call transcript being used against him in US courtroom

6 years ago

MPs: A Year After WannaCry, NHS Must Take ‘Urgent’ Security Action

The NHS and the government have failed to act on lessons learned from the incident, Public Accounts Committee says

6 years ago

Post WannaCry, NHS Seeks New Cyber-Security Deputy

Government seeks candidate to lead £200m programme to sharpen cyber security resilience of the NHS

6 years ago

US Blames North Korea For WannaCry Attack

United States now joins the UK in officially blaming North Korea for WannaCry ransomware attack

6 years ago

North Korea Slams UK Claims It’s To Blame For WannaCry

The nation dismisses Britain's security minister's claims as "groundless speculation"

6 years ago

Britain Blames North Korea For WannaCry Attack, Says Security Minister

North Korea is yet again the suspected culprit behind WannaCry

6 years ago

The NHS Could Have Avoided WannaCry Attack, Says NAO Report

WannaCry ransomware attack made worse as NHS did not follow basic security recommendations

6 years ago

NHS Lanarkshire Blames Missing Patch For WannaCry Impact

Oops. Health board in Scotland admits WannaCry ransomware attack was down to vital patch not being rolled out

6 years ago

Bad Rabbit Ransomware Hits Russia And Ukraine

The ransomware appears to be a variant of the Petya ransomware

6 years ago

GCHQ Head: Cyber Threats Now As Dangerous As Spying

GCHQ must become a cyber organisation and make the protection of the 'digital homeland' part of its core mission, Jeremy…

6 years ago

Misconfiguration Exposes Industrial Systems To ‘Accidental’ Cyber-Attacks

Configuration issues left industrial control systems exposed to disruption by the WannaCry and NotPetya worms earlier this year, finds Kaspersky…

6 years ago

McAfee: North American Healthcare Sector ‘Worst Hit’ By Malware

North America's health sector saw the most security incidents in a trend that has also seen health organisations disrupted acrosss…

7 years ago

Three-Quarters Of Local Government Departments ‘Hit By Malware’

Half of local government bodies said they've been affected by ransomware in the past year, with 76 percent hit by…

7 years ago

Ransomware Disrupts NHS Scotland Appointments & GP Surgeries

An as-yet undetected ransomware variant slipped through NHS Lanarkshire's defences and encrypted files, following disruption caused by Wannacry

7 years ago

GCHQ ‘Knew’ WannaCry Hero Was Walking Into A Trap

Spy officials knew Marcus Hutchins, the 'hero' who accidentally disabled the WannaCry malware, would probably be arrested in the US,…

7 years ago

WannaCry ‘Hero’ Pleads Not Guilty To Kronos Malware Charges

Marcus Hutchins, who helped stop the WannaCry attack, rejects six charges of helping to create and spread the Kronos banking…

7 years ago

‘Hero’ Brit WannaCry Cyber Researcher Arrested In US For Kronos Trojan

FBI arrests Marcus Hutchins, who successfully stalled the WannaCry ransomware attack in May

7 years ago

WannaCry Hackers Empty Bitcoin Wallet

It would appear that the cyber criminals cashed in their ransomware campaign

7 years ago

NHS To Receive £21 Million Cyber Security Boost From UK Government

Cash injection aims to protect NHS against future WannaCry-esque attacks

7 years ago

Ukraine Firm Denies Responsibility For NotPetya Cyber Attack

'It wasn't us guv,' claim Ukrainian creators of suspected software

7 years ago

Petya Mainly A Threat To Unprepared And Unwilling Organizations

ANALYSIS: Despite repeated warnings and the experience last month provided by the WannaCry ransomware, organizations that failed to prepare for…

7 years ago