Hacker News
- Lessons from last week’s cyberattack https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2017/05/14/need-urgent-collective-action-keep-people-safe-online-lessons-last-weeks-cyberattack/ 282 comments
- Microsoft: Lessons from last week's cyberattack https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2017/05/14/need-urgent-collective-action-keep-people-safe-online-lessons-last-weeks-cyberattack/ 3 comments windows
- The need for urgent collective action to keep people safe online: Lessons from last week’s cyberattack - Microsoft on the Issues https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2017/05/14/need-urgent-collective-action-keep-people-safe-online-lessons-last-weeks-cyberattack/#sm.0000lao2iie35dvxxn71i4f3zlvh2 29 comments programming
- Microsoft's response to WannaCrypt https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2017/05/14/need-urgent-collective-action-keep-people-safe-online-lessons-last-weeks-cyberattack/ 15 comments technology
Linking pages
- We Need To Talk About The Insecurity Industry https://edwardsnowden.substack.com/p/ns-oh-god-how-is-this-legal 415 comments
- A Cyberattack ‘the World Isn’t Ready For’ - The New York Times https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/technology/ransomware-attack-nsa-cyberweapons.html 258 comments
- The NSA has linked the WannaCry computer worm to North Korea - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/the-nsa-has-linked-the-wannacry-computer-worm-to-north-korea/2017/06/14/101395a2-508e-11e7-be25-3a519335381c_story.html 243 comments
- Microsoft says governments should stop 'hoarding' security vulnerabilities after WannaCry attack - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/15/15639890/microsoft-wannacry-security-vulnerabilities-ransomware 160 comments
- How I hacked hundreds of companies through their helpdesk | by Inti De Ceukelaire | intigriti | Medium https://medium.com/@intideceukelaire/how-i-hacked-hundreds-of-companies-through-their-helpdesk-b7680ddc2d4c 126 comments
- Hacks Raise Fear Over N.S.A.’s Hold on Cyberweapons - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/technology/ransomware-nsa-hacking-tools.html 112 comments
- Opinion | Australia Wants to Take Government Surveillance to the Next Level - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/04/opinion/australia-encryptian-surveillance-bill.html 94 comments
- WannaCry hackers had no intention of giving users their files back even if they paid http://theconversation.com/wannacry-hackers-had-no-intention-of-giving-users-their-files-back-even-if-they-pay-77751 90 comments
- The NSA has linked the WannaCry computer worm to North Korea - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/the-nsa-has-linked-the-wannacry-computer-worm-to-north-korea/2017/06/14/101395a2-508e-11e7-be25-3a519335381c_story.html?amp%3Btid=sm_tw 70 comments
- WannaCry About Business Models – Stratechery by Ben Thompson https://stratechery.com/2017/wannacry-and-the-power-of-business-models/ 30 comments
- Microsoft is absolutely at fault for WannaCry - DEV Community https://dev.to/mortoray/microsoft-is-absolutely-at-fault-for-wannacry 18 comments
- Why do we need 'accidental heroes' to deal with global cyber-attacks? | Evgeny Morozov | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/20/cyber-attack-ransomware-microsoft-tech-giants-are-only-winners 18 comments
- WannaCry ransomware has links to North Korea, cybersecurity experts say | Cybercrime | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/15/wannacry-ransomware-north-korea-lazarus-group 18 comments
- In Computer Attacks, Clues Point to Frequent Culprit: North Korea - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/us/nsa-hacking-shadow-brokers.html?_r=0 14 comments
- The hacking group that leaked NSA secrets claims it has data on foreign nuclear programs - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/05/16/the-hacking-group-that-leaked-the-nsas-secrets-claims-it-has-data-on-foreign-nuclear-programs/?amp%3Butm_term=.8c96cf94773e&tid=sm_tw 11 comments
- Microsoft warns ransomware cyber-attack is a wake-up call - BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39915440 10 comments
- Ransomware hits Victorian speed cameras - General - Business IT https://www.bit.com.au/news/ransomware-hits-victorian-speed-cameras-462038 7 comments
- The NSA has linked the WannaCry computer worm to North Korea - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/the-nsa-has-linked-the-wannacry-computer-worm-to-north-korea/2017/06/14/101395a2-508e-11e7-be25-3a519335381c_story.html?amp%3Butm_term=.94d7e2a1d0e4&tid=sm_tw 6 comments
- The NSA has linked the WannaCry computer worm to North Korea - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/the-nsa-has-linked-the-wannacry-computer-worm-to-north-korea/2017/06/14/101395a2-508e-11e7-be25-3a519335381c_story.html?amp%3Bwpisrc=nl_rainbow&%3Bwpmm=1 3 comments
- Your data is probably safer with Facebook than with your hospital - Vox https://www.recode.net/2017/5/15/15639438/patrick-collison-stripe-security-hacking-ransomware-cyber-attack-nsa-facebook-google-hospital 0 comments