A new variant of the ransomware Petya (also called Petrwrap) began spreading around the world on June 27. Petya is ransomware that exploits the vulnerability CVE-2017-0144 in Microsoft’s impl
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This post summarizes the significant efforts of a McAfee threat research team that has been relentless in its efforts to gain a deeper understanding of the WannaCry ransomware. We would like to spe
WannaCry is a ransomware family targeting Microsoft Windows. On Friday May 12, a large cyberattack based on this threat was launched. At this time, it is estimated that more than 250,000 computers
The morning of Friday, May 12 multiple sources in Spain began reporting an outbreak of the ransomware now identified as WannaCry.
Upon learning of these incidents, McAfee immediately began wo