5. What is ransomware?
• Ransomware is a type of malicious software
from cryptovirology that blocks access to the
victim's data or threatens to publish it until a
ransom is paid.
1."Ransomware." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 29 May 2017. Web. 31 May 2017.
6. Who can be affected by Wcry?
• Anyone who has not updated their windows
environment since march of 2017.
Chappell, Bill, and Maggie Penman. "Ransomware Attacks Ravage Computer Networks In
Dozens Of Countries." NPR. NPR, 12 May 2017. Web. 31 May 2017.
7. Who was affected?
• “…tens of thousands of computers in nearly 100
countries, including the U.S., U.K., Russia, China,
Ukraine, and India.”
• Hospitals
• Schools
• Banks
• Military Installations
Chappell, Bill, and Maggie Penman. "Ransomware Attacks Ravage Computer Networks In
Dozens Of Countries." NPR. NPR, 12 May 2017. Web. 31 May 2017.
8. Where did WCry come from?
• National Security Administration intrusion
tool, developed for counter intelligence
purposes.
Chappell, Bill, and Maggie Penman. "Ransomware Attacks Ravage Computer Networks In
Dozens Of Countries." NPR. NPR, 12 May 2017. Web. 31 May 2017.
9. International Impact of ransomware
Zamora, Wendy. "The global impact of ransomware." Malwarebytes Labs. Malwarebytes, 19 Oct. 2016. Web. 31 May
2017.
11. Article Information
Title: Ransomware Attacks Ravage Computer Networks In
Dozens Of Countries
URL: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-
way/2017/05/12/528119808/large-cyber-attack-hits-englands-
nhs-hospital-system-ransoms-demanded
Authors: Bill Chappell, Maggie Penman
12. Sources
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