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Malware

WannaCry: A Massive Ransomware Outbreak

WannaCry: What do you need to know?   Following the release of NSA hacking dumps by Shadow Brokers, blackhat hacker groups used 2017’s most famous Microsoft Windows exploit created by NSA’s “ETERNALBLUE” which takes advantage of a vulnerability in Windows SMB protocol. The hacker group behind WannaCry ransomware launched the largest cyber attack in years...
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Locky Ransomware

What is a Ransomware? A ransomware is a malicious program that denies the user access to their own files by hiding/scrambling the files and/or encrypting them with strong encryption algorithms. Then, it forces the victim to pay a ransom through online payment – usually bitcoin – in order to regain access to their data. This...
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