The massive ransomware attack known as WannaCry has infected computer systems in 150 countries since Friday, according to the BBC. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab says at least 200,000 computers ...

As businesses deal with the fallout from the WannaCry virus, a cyberattack that hit 200,000 victims in 150 countries, WSJ Pro's cybersecurity writer Kate Fazzini talks about how ransomware is on ...

The first use of ransomware was identified in December 1989; an individual physically mailed out floppy disks purporting to ...

Later, more prominent examples of ransomware attacks that selected crypto as the ransom payment method of choice included the likes of WannaCry and Petya. "Cryptocurrencies provide many advantages ...

3. WannaCry Ransomware Attack (2017): In May 2017, a single piece of malicious software crippled over 200,000 computers across 150 countries. The global ransomware attack was a wake-up call for ...

MOSCOW, May 16. /TASS/. Russia’s Defense Ministry detected and rapidly blocked all the WannaCry ransomware attacks at its information infrastructure, a high-ranking source in the ministry told ...

Ransomware such as WannaCry has targeted exploits where a patch was already available, but organization hadn't yet gotten around to deploying it for their outward-facing systems, Kujawa said.

However, following the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware campaigns in 2017, companies have begun to place a greater emphasis on making regular backups and keeping a copy offline, and other ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. 19 companies in Kenya hit by the WannaCry virus attack. At least 19 companies in Kenya ...

Ransomware attacks exposed the sensitive information of tens of millions of Americans in 2024. There were 610 confirmed ransomware attacks that compromised 166,426,225 records in the U.S. in 2024 ...