Teardown: WannaCry Ransomware

The WannaCry ransomware outbreak is being billed as one of the most severe cybersecurity episodes the world has ever seen. Here's a teardown of the WannaCry campaign as well as the investigation. Infected endpoints display a ransom note demanding between $300 and $600 in bitcoins and warning that the price will double in 72 hours and that data will be left unrecoverable after seven days. So attackers are apparently seeking money. Alternate theory: This is a psychological operation designed to...