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    The terms ‘WannaCry, Petya, Eternal Blue’ sometimes mentioned news recently are related to

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    The WannaCry ransomware attack was a May 2017 worldwide cyberattack by the WannaCry ransomware cryptoworm, which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in Bitcoin cryptocurrency.

    EternalBlue, an exploit developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) in older Windows systems released by The Shadow Brokers and was used as part of the worldwide WannaCry ransomware attack.

    Petya is a family of encrypting ransomware that was first discovered in 2016. The malware targets Microsoft Windows-based systems, infecting the master boot record to execute a payload that encrypts a hard drive's file system table and prevents Windows from booting. It subsequently demands that the user make a payment in Bitcoin in order to regain access to the system.


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