wannacry ransomware

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2026
WannaCry, the ransomware attack that changed the history of cybersecurity

WannaCry showed how unpatched flaws and leaked cyber tools can cripple global systems, reshaping cybersecurity defenses worldwide. In memory of the day the digital world was shaken, but learned to fight back. The WannaCry ransomware attack represents one of the most significant events in recent cybersecurity history, not only for its global scale but also […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2018
WannaSpam – Beware messages from WannaCry-Hack-Team, it is the last hoax

WannaSpam – Many users have received a mysterious message that claims their PC was infected by WannaCry Ransomware. Crooks ask victims to pay a ransom, but it’s a scam. Many users have received a mysterious message from a group that called itself the “WannaCry-Hack-Team” that claims that WannaCry Ransomware has returned. The mail informs the recipients that their computer has […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2018
Wannacry outbreak anniversary: the EternalBlue exploit even more popular now

WannaCry ransomware outbreak anniversary – According to researchers from ESET, the popularity of EternalBlue increase significantly over the past months. Exactly one year ago, on May 12, the WannaCry ransomware infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide. The success of the malware was the use of the EternalBlue exploit that was stolen by Shadow Brokers […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2017
ShadowBrokers are back demanding nearly $4m and offering 2 dumps per month

The dreaded hacking group ShadowBrokers posted a new message, promising to deliver two data dumps a month as part its monthly dumps. The notorious group ShadowBrokers is back with announcing new interesting changes to their Dump Service. The hackers published a new message on the Steemit platform announcing new changed to their service. “Missing theshadowbrokers? If someone […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2017
WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins pleads not guilty

The 23-year-old expert Marcus Hutchins pleaded “not guilty” during a court hearing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His trial has been scheduled for October. Yesterday, Marcus Hutchins, the WannaCry hero, has pleaded not guilty to charges of creating and selling malware at a hearing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The court decided to relax the expert bail terms, allowing him to […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2017
WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins pleads not guilty to malware claims

Yesterday the judge approved to release the researcher Marcus Hutchins on bail for a bond of $30,000 under certain conditions. Marcus Hutchins, also known as MalwareTech, is the 22-year-old security expert who made the headlines after discovering the “kill switch” that halted the outbreak of the WannaCry ransomware. Marcus Hutchins has been arrested in in Las Vegas after attending […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2017
UK malware researcher Marcus Hutchins accused of creating Kronos Trojan

The British security researcher Marcus Hutchins was arrested by the FBI on Thursday after being indicted on charges of creating the Kronos banking malware. The news of the Marcus Hutchins‘s arrest made the headlines, the motivation has shocked the IT sector; the British malware experts who stopped the WannaCry ransomware outbreak was arrested in Las […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 03, 2017
WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins was detained in Las Vegas after Def Con conference

Marcus Hutchins, the expert who discovered the “kill switch” that halted the outbreak of the WannaCry ransomware was detained in Las Vegas after Def Con. Marcus Hutchins, also known as MalwareTech, is the 22-year-old security expert who made the headlines after discovering the “kill switch” that halted the outbreak of the WannaCry ransomware. Marcus Hutchins has been arrested […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2017
NATO CCD COE attributed the massive NotPetya attack to a ‘state actor’ and call for a joint investigation

NATO attributed the massive NotPetya attack to a ‘state actor,’ NotPetya and WannaCry Call for a Joint Response from International Community. According to NATO CCD COE, the recent massive attack based on NotPetya ransomware was powered by a “state actor.” The malware infected over 12,000 devices in around 65 countries, the malicious code hit major […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2017
Shadow Brokers sent out first round of exploits and threaten to dox former NSA hacker

Shadow Brokers has sent out the first round of exploits to the subscribers of its service, the hackers also threaten to dox former NSA hacker. In May the notorious Shadow Brokers group announced the launch of a monthly subscription model for its data dumps, 0-Day Exploit Subscriptions goes for $21,000 per month. The group claimed […]