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π¨ WannaCry: The Largest Ransomware Worm Attack - Exploiting NSA's EternalBlue to Infect 300,000+ Systems in 150 Countries
State-sponsored ransomware worm attributed to North Korea's Lazarus Group exploited leaked NSA EternalBlue exploit to infect over 300,000 computers across 150 countries in 24 hours, crippling hospitals, corporations, and government agencies worldwide. Attack was halted by accidental kill switch discovery but caused an estimated $4 billion in global damages.
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