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Wannacry (or WannaCrypt,[1] WanaCrypt0r 2.0,[2][3] Wanna Decryptor[4]) is a ransomware computer worm that targets the Microsoft Windows operating system. The virus was used to launch the WannaCry ransomware attack on Friday, 12 May 2017.


References

  1. ^ MSRC Team. "Customer Guidance for WannaCrypt attacks". Microsoft. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. ^ Jakub Kroustek (12 May 2017). "Avast reports on WanaCrypt0r 2.0 ransomware that infected NHS and Telefonica". Avast Security News. Avast Software, Inc.
  3. ^ Fox-Brewster, Thomas. "An NSA Cyber Weapon Might Be Behind A Massive Global Ransomware Outbreak". Forbes. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. ^ Woollaston, Victoria. "Wanna Decryptor: what is the 'atom bomb of ransomware' behind the NHS attack?". WIRED UK. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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