BlogYou've probably heard about the WannaCry (variously known as Wannacrypt0r, Wanna Decryptor, WannaCrypt, etc.) malware by now. I updated our ransomware bundle this afternoon to detect the *.WNCRY file extension and @Please_Read_Me@.txt ransom note. Of course, the bundle also looks for unusual CIFS/SMB write activity indicative of any ransomware strain.
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If you've been hiding under a rock, you can get up to date by checking #NHScyberattack on Twitter. Besides hitting National Health Service hospitals in the United Kingdom, the malware is also spreading in other organizations worldwide, including Telefonica, by taking advantage of a vulnerability in a Windows file-sharing service to propagate quickly. Brian Krebs has a good summary.
For anyone looking for a deeper dive into exactly what happened during this attack, I recommend taking a look at this personal account of how one UK-based cybersecurity researcher found and activated a WannaCry "kill switch" on Friday afternoon—unfortunately, the fix was only temporary.
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