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 →