The WanaCry ransomware quickly spread to hundreds of thousands of Windows systems on May 12, 2017, impacting everything from car manufacturing to hospitals. A few hours later, it was stopped by a cybersecurity researcher.

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Video:
• https://youtu.be/S70zd_ysZag

Sources:
• https://www.wired.com/story/confessions-marcus-hutchins-hacker-who-saved-the-internet/
• https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/ransomware/wannacry-ransomware/
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/cambrian-college-ransomware-hack-1.4093634
• https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-hit-by-wannacry-virus-fears-it-could-cripple-some-jet-production/
• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/13/cyber-attack-hits-german-train-stations-hackers-target-deutsche/
• https://apnews.com/article/36406e3cebe34b148f1fd9bbe6205ace
• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-honda-cyberattack-idUSKBN19C0EI/
• https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/case-study-wannacry-attack/
• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?Name=Ransom:Win32/WannaCrypt
• https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2017/05/14/need-urgent-collective-action-keep-people-safe-online-lessons-last-weeks-cyberattack/
• https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2017/05/14/need-urgent-collective-action-keep-people-safe-online-lessons-last-weeks-cyberattack/
• https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/03/researcher-who-stopped-wannacry-ransomware-detained-in-us
• https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-us-authorities-tracked-down-the-north-korean-hacker-behind-wannacry/

Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:54 EternalBlue & Marcus Hutchins
0:09:39 WannaCry Attack
0:25:10 The Aftermath
0:38:04 Outro