DoublePulsar backdoor regarding Wanna Cry Ransomware

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DoublePulsar backdoor

DoublePulsar

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DoublePulsar is a backdoor exploit tool originally developed by the National Security Agency's Equation Group and was leaked by The Shadow Brokers in early 2017. The tool was able to infect over 200,000 computers in only a few weeks,^{[1][2][3][4][5]} and was used alongside EternalBlue in the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack.^[6][7][8]

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https://www.wired.com/beyond-the-beyond/2017/04/double-pulsar-nsa-leaked-hacks-wild/

8. "Player 3 Has Entered the Game: Say Hello to 'WannaCry'". blog.talosintelligence.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.

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• This page was last edited on 15 May 2017, at 13:54.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-04/seriously-beware-the-shadow-brokers

https://www.scmagazine.com/doublepulsar-malware-spreading-rapidly-in-the-wild-following-shadow-brokers-dump/article/652518/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wana-decrypt0r-ransomware-using-nsa-exploit-leaked-by-shadow-brokers-is-on-a-rampage/

https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/04/10000-windows-computers-may-be-infected-by-advanced-nsa-backdoor/

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/05/todays-massive-ransomware-attack-was-mostly-preventable-heres-how-to-avoid-it/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2017/05/13/wannacry-ransomware-outbreak-stopped-by-researcher/#38e56ad374fc