WannaCry’s Gray Hat with Reeves Wiedeman
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WannaCry’s Gray Hat with Reeves Wiedeman

Last year, the WannaCry ransomware attack shut down hospitals, public transportation systems, and governments, demanding payment to unlock key computer systems. A programmer named Marcus Hutchins was able to stop WannaCry by registering a DNS entry buried in the WannaCry code. Not long after he stopped the WannaCry attack, Marcus Hutchins was arrested at a The post WannaCry’s Gray Hat with Reeves Wiedeman appeared first on Software Engineering Daily .

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