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Crysis ransomware master keys posted to Pastebin
Why would someone release the keys to victims? Who knows, but as the poster who uploaded them says, ‘Enjoy!’
WannaCry Ransom Note Written by Chinese, English Speaking Authors
A linguistics analysis of the 28 ransom notes included with WannaCry indicate that native Chinese and English speakers wrote the original note, Flashpoint said.
News in brief: drones could be hobbled; cost of ransomware counted; Target agrees $18.5m deal
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
EternalRocks Worm Spreads Seven NSA SMB Exploits
A worm called EternalRocks has been spreading seven Windows SMB exploits leaked by the ShadowBrokers, including EternalBlue, which was used to spread WannaCry.
After WannaCry, EternalRocks digs deeper into the NSA’s exploit toolbox
WannaCry may be behind us, but fears that the crooks might create new malware from the NSA’s stash of exploits seem to be coming true
News in brief: Bitcoin price bubbles up; Uber uses AI to boost its take; WannaCry ‘hero’ censures tabloids
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
Threatpost News Wrap, May 19, 2017
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss WannaCry, Microsoft’s response, the killswitches, a potential link with Lazarus Group, and what the future holds for the ShadowBrokers.
Available Tools Making Dent in WannaCry Encryption
Tools are beginning to emerge that can be used to begin the process of recovering files encrypted by WannaCry on some Windows systems.
WannaCry: could something similar happen to Android?
If WannaCry blazed through Windows machines like wildfire, how safe are Android devices from ransomware?