WannaCry Ransomware

The hackers used the same aliases and accounts from the Sony attack when they sent spear-phishing emails to several US defence contractors, including Lockheed Martin, and others in South Korea

On an average, at least 8,000 filings are made through the portal daily

Russian central bank said virus had also compromised some Russian banks in isolated cases

'Even if you do pay, you won't necessarily be able to open the files that are hit,' Jiang said

The state's policy to promote free software in public institutions helped in tackling the problem

Both viruses use vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows to rename files and encrypt them

Attack aimed at harming the economy, banking sector unaffected, claims SBI Chief Information Officer

Security software maker Quick Heal says it has detected over 48,000 instances of the WannaCry ransomware attack in India, targeting both enterprises as well as individuals using systems running Microsoft's Windows OS.The WannaCry bug for which India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) issued a critical warning on April 13, has crippled systems across 150 countries especially healthcare and transport networks. But in a webcast on Monday, CERT-In said that India had not been affected as badly by the attack."The attack is not focused towards any particular industry but it is widely spread across industries especially those organisations which are online and connected. In the last few days, we have received distressed calls from customers belonging to verticals like education, banking, financial, manufacturing, healthcare and even from few services sectors," said Sanjay Katkar, MD and CTO at Quick Heal, in a statement.Quick Heal said that 60 per cent of the attacks were targeted at .

The virus has affected more than 300,000 computers worldwide, however, with zero impact in India

According to Neel Mehta's, 'Lazarus Group' that works on behalf of Koreans may be behind the attack

The malware demands $300 in bitcoins to release the infected system and its data

The executive order also calls for additional protection of electricity grid against cyberattacks

The security flaw that allowed the attack to occur was fixed by Microsoft in March

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