WannaCry

The WanaCry ransomware quickly spread to hundreds of thousands of Windows systems on May 12, 2017, impacting everything from car manufacturing to hospitals. A few hours later, it was stopped by a cybersecurity researcher.

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• https://youtu.be/S70zd_ysZag

Sources:

• https://www.wired.com/story/confessions-marcus-hutchins-hacker-who-saved-the-internet/

• https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/ransomware/wannacry-ransomware/

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/cambrian-college-ransomware-hack-1.4093634

• https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-hit-by-wannacry-virus-fears-it-could-cripple-some-jet-production/