Cybersecurity Alert: ‘Wanna Cry’ or ‘Wanna Decryptor’ Ransomware

• Posted: May 13, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (May 12, 2017) The Guyana National Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (GNCIRT) confirms that a global ransomware attack is currently in progress. The self-spreading ransomware, known as ‘Wanna Cry’ or ‘Wanna Decryptor’, exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows operating system. It is believed that this ransomware is spread through phishing emails, malicious adverts …