InvestorsHub Logo
Followers 6
Posts 607
Boards Moderated 0
Alias Born 02/25/2017

Re: None

Tuesday, 06/27/2017 8:08:24 PM

Tuesday, June 27, 2017 8:08:24 PM

Post# of 196
And in the first confirmed cases in the United States, Merck, the drug giant, confirmed that its global computer networks had been hit, as did DLA Piper, the multinational law firm.

Researchers at the computer security company Symantec said the new attack was using the same hacking tool created by the National Security Agency that was used in the WannaCry attacks. Called Eternal Blue, the tool was among dozens leaked online last April by a group known as the Shadow Brokers. The N.S.A. has not acknowledged its tools were used in WannaCry or other attacks.

“I first saw reports of this attack around 8 a.m. Eastern time coming from Ukraine, but it’s too early to tell who’s behind this,” Mr. Smith said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/technology/ransomware-hackers.html

252023202112011074207

Join the InvestorsHub Community

Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.