2017-5-15 Global Cyber Attack Reports
TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES A global attack has infected tens of thousands of machines with WannaCryptor ransomware. To spread within an infected network, the attack exploits a vulnerability in the Windows OS SMB EternalBlue communication protocol, developed by NSA and leaked last month by “Shadow Brokers” threat group. Among the victims are hospitals, telecommunication companies, […]
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