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Prevention of WannaCry Ransomware Threat - Session by CERT-In

Urgent Security Notification:  Protection Against  WannaCry ransomware Attack There is a critical vulnerability (Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-010) in various versions of Microsoft Windows (client as well as server) which is being used to spread ransom-ware across the globe. The ransomware is spreading like wild fire infecting critical installations like healthcare globally. (Please also refer  https://www.microsoft.com/en- us/security/portal/threat/ encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?Name= Ransom:Win32/WannaCrypt  ). The Ransomware in question has been identified as a variant of ransomware known as WannaCry (also known as 'Wana Decrypt0r,' 'WannaCryptor' or 'WCRY'). Such ransomware infection typically leverages social engineering or spam emails as a primary attack vector, tricking users into downloading and executing a malicious attachment.