The WannaCry attackers demand ransom fees between $300 to $600 to free the hijacked data. Security researchers have discovered some new variants of this ransomware, which could not be stopped by the kill switch, so you are advised to make sure you have applied the patch for SMB vulnerability and disabled SMBv1 protocol to keep your Windows computers safe from WannaCry and other similar attacks. If validated, this means the latest iteration of WannaCry would, in fact, be the first nation state powered ransomware.'Ībsolutely Not this is just the beginning. 'The attribution to Lazarus Group would make sense regarding their narrative which in the past was dominated by infiltrating financial institutions in the goal of stealing money.
We will continue to share further details of our research as it unfolds,' says Symantec, the security firm which has tracked the Lazarus over recent years.Īgreeing to the same, Matt Suiche from Comaeio said: 'We believe that there are sufficient connections to warrant further investigation.