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Google researcher links ransomware attack to North Korea

Ransomware effected 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries

By: Sarwar Alam

An security researcher with Google has found evidence suggesting that North Korean hackers may have carried out the “unprecedented” ransomware cyberattack that hit over 150 countries, including India. Neel Mehta has published a code which a Russian security firm has termed as the “most significant clue to date”, the BBC reported today. The code, published on Twitter, is exclusive to North Korean hackers, researchers said. Researchers have said that some of the code used in Friday’s ransomware, known as WannaCry software, was nearly identical to the code used by the Lazarus Group, a group of North Korean hackers who used…

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