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Is North Korea Stocking Up on Bitcoin?

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Is North Korea Stocking Up on Bitcoin?   Three security firms have reported a connection between WannaCry ransomware and malware used by the Lazarus group, a cyber crime group made up of unknown individuals. Google security researcher Neel Mehta tweeted sample hashes from the WannaCry ransomware and the Contopee backdoor, which had previously been employed … Continue reading Is North Korea Stocking Up on Bitcoin? →

UK Security Researcher Pulls Handbrake on Global Ransomware Menace

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UK Security Researcher Pulls Handbrake on Global Ransomware Menace A U.K.-based cyber researcher known as MalwareTech stopped the WannaCry ransomware that gained control of thousands of computers worldwide, forcing victims to pay $300 in bitcoin to restore their files. WannaCry was able to exploit a Windows vulnerability leaked in April and use a hacking tool … Continue reading UK Security Researcher Pulls Handbrake on Global Ransomware Menace →