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Is North Korea Stocking Up on Bitcoin?

Is North Korea Stocking Up on Bitcoin?   Three security firms have reported a connection between WannaCry ransomware and malware used by the Lazarus group, a cyber crime group made up of unknown individuals. Google security researcher Neel Mehta tweeted sample hashes from the WannaCry ransomware and the Contopee backdoor, which had previously been employed by the shadowy Lazarus Group. The group is responsible for the Sony hack, the SWIFT bank attacks, as well as other attacks on financial institutions.…

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UK Security Researcher Pulls Handbrake on Global Ransomware Menace

UK Security Researcher Pulls Handbrake on Global Ransomware Menace A U.K.-based cyber researcher known as MalwareTech stopped the WannaCry ransomware that gained control of thousands of computers worldwide, forcing victims to pay $300 in bitcoin to restore their files. WannaCry was able to exploit a Windows vulnerability leaked in April and use a hacking tool believed to be stolen from the National Security Agency (NSA). The ransomware spread across 75,000 PCs, including 48 hospitals in the U.K.   Accidental Fix…

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