The code used in the latest Ransomware attacks share many similarities with past hacks blamed on North Korea, including the targeting of Sony Pictures, say cyber experts. “I saw signs last year that the North was preparing ransomware attacks or even already beginning to do so, targeting some South Korean companies,” he told AFP. Israeli-based security firm Intezer Labs said it agreed with the North Korea attribution. The group’s chief executive Itai Tevet said in a tweet: “@IntezerLabs confirms attribution to North Korea for #WannaCry, not only because of the function from Lazarus. In China, 66 of the country’s universities were affected by the global ransomware attack, authorities said.

Source: Mint May 16, 2017 09:11 UTC