SEOUL — More cyberattacks could be in the pipeline after the global havoc caused by the Wannacry ransomware, South Korean cybersecurity experts warned Tuesday as fingers pointed at the North. Choi, known to have vast troves of data on Pyongyang's hacking activities, has publicly warned against potential ransomware attacks by the North since last year. "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. He claimed to have last year tracked down an elite North Korean hacker who boasted online that the country was conducting tests for ransomware attacks. On an online messenger system, Choi told AFP, "He said he and his colleagues were running tests for ransomware attacks."

Source: The China Post May 16, 2017 06:33 UTC