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  2. WannaCry ransomware attack - Wikipedia

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    WannaCry ransomware attack. The WannaCry ransomware attack was a worldwide cyberattack in May 2017 by the WannaCry ransomware cryptoworm, which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. [ 4] It was propagated by using EternalBlue, an exploit ...

  3. Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack - Wikipedia

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    On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline, an American oil pipeline system that originates in Houston, Texas, and carries gasoline and jet fuel mainly to the Southeastern United States, suffered a ransomware cyberattack that impacted computerized equipment managing the pipeline. [ 4][ 5][ 6] The Colonial Pipeline Company halted all pipeline operations ...

  4. EternalBlue - Wikipedia

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    EternalBlue[ 5] is a computer exploit software developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). [ 6] It is based on a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that allowed users to gain access to any number of computers connected to a network. The NSA knew about this vulnerability but did not disclose it to Microsoft for several years, since ...

  5. A brief history of cheating at video games - Engadget

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    The PunkBuster Client runs locally on a player's system, running real-time memory scans to spot any known cheats, hacks, key bindings or illicit scripts, while the program's servers request ...

  6. If you’re still using a fax machine for ‘security’ think again

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    During the demo, they sent over EternalBlue, an NSA hacking tool (aka exploit of Windows XP and above) stolen by the Shadow Brokers. The exploit actively searches a network for unpatched machines ...

  7. List of cyberattacks - Wikipedia

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    A cyberattack is any type of offensive maneuver employed by individuals or whole organizations that targets computer information systems, infrastructures, computer networks, and/or personal computer devices by various means of malicious acts usually originating from an anonymous source that either steals, alters, or destroys a specified target by hacking into a susceptible system.

  8. Windows XP - Wikipedia

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    Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft 's Windows NT operating system. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and later to retail on October 25, 2001. It is a direct successor to Windows 2000 for high-end and business users and Windows Me for home users. Development of Windows XP began in the late 1990s under the codename ...

  9. One Btn Bosses gets a ton of mileage from single ... - Engadget

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    One Btn Bosses does exactly what it says in the tin, but there's more to this tongue-in-cheek bullet-hell boss rush than you initially might suspect. You play as a small ship that moves along ...