WannaCry

Over 150 countries
23,000 Computer globally
United States National
Security Agency
Hacker group name:
Shadow Brokers
Windows Users
$4 billion in losses
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Not known if victims got data back
Victims
Creator
Targets
FIx was only released 2 months after
EternalBlue exploited a flaw in the Windows Server Message Block
(SMB) protocol, which is used for file and printer sharing on local
networks and the internet. The vulnerability allowed the malware to
spread rapidly across connected systems.
The exploit was called EternalBlue
In 2018 over 74,600
users were attacked
Who
Worm / Crypto Ransomware
The ransomware first encrypts all the files on the
computer making it unusable and then asks for a $600
payment of bitcoin to decrypt its not known that if you
pay you will get your money back
What was eternal blue
Wannacry version 0 and verision 1 and
version 2 were all made in C++
How people are affected
Extra Info
Type of malware
About the malware
Was a worm so it could rapidly
spread through networks
A software Exploit exploiting the
SMB protocol to allow
unauthorized aces to the system
It spread through the internet
and the smb feature
How was the ransomware made
What
Encrypted files on computers
making them unusable
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It was not known if users got
there files back after paying
Update the system (Microsoft
released a patch for this attack
soon after it happend)
Do not click suspicious links
How did it spread
How
WannaCry
When 12 May 2017 – 15 May 2017
Demanded a ransom of
bitcoin to deencrypt
Ransoms first price was $300 in bitcoin
but was soon changed to $600
How to avoid it
Do not open untrusted
email attachments
Do not download any files
from untrusted websites
How have security systems improved over
time to overcome this attack
Where
Some say north Korean influence
Do not plug in random USBs
US government
United States National
Security Agency.
Security has greatly improved after Microsoft has
patched this as Microsoft now releases daily patches
for widows to improve the Os security
Why did wannacry have
such a big impact
Bibliography
Wannacry was a ransomware attack and back in the
time when the exploit was released it was a really big
problem as almost no company's had protection
against ransomware attacks.
Why were so many people effected
Why
Chat Gpt
https://www.kaspersky.
com/resource-center/threats/ransomware-wannacry
Wannacry Spread so quickly because the form of
malware that wannacry is was a worm and worms spread through
networks and Bluetooth in this case wannacry spread through the
windows SMB protocol wich was soon exploited by EternalBlue
What was the purpose of wannacry
The purpose of wannacry was for a monetary gain and to
exploit individuals to gain money its not known what the
original purpose was when the United states National
Agency had developed it.