Major cyber security firms Symantec Corp and Kaspersky Lab said on Monday they were looking into clues that may connect the global "ransomware" attack known as WannaCry (or Wanna Cry) with programs previously attributed to North Korea. The two companies said some code in an earlier version of the WannaCry ransomware, which has encrypted data on hundreds of thousands of computers since Friday, and demanded users pay money to regain control of their machines, had also appeared in programs used by the Lazarus Group, which researchers from many companies said is run by North Korea. The North Korean mission to the United Nations was not immediately available for comment. ALSO READ | Wanna Cry: Hundreds of ATMs shut down across India to escape ransomware attack, RBI deniesALSO READ | Wanna Cry ransomware cyber attack: 104 countries hit, India among worst affected, US NSA attracts criticismALSO WATCH | Cyber attack hits over 150 countries, cripples multi-national companies

Source: India Today May 15, 2017 21:22 UTC