WannaCry Bitcoin ransom wallets emptied

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WannaCry Bitcoin ransom wallets emptied

The Bitcoin wallets used by the operators of the WannaCry ransomware have been emptied, Quartz reported.

 

[Thor]

Was it really North Korea... I'm not buying it.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Was it really North Korea... I'm not buying it.

The NSA had to blame someone, it happened on their own watch since they created EternalBlue. They simply don't want to be liable, it is irrelevant which country (or regime) is to be held liable. The creators are those to carry the onus, irrespectively.

They, Quartz, are also quick to point to mixing, tumblers can still be seen… anyone can tumble, given enough time. It is tedious in tracking those transactions, but trackable.

Now that the NSA is publicly marking the North Korean Spy Agency as the culprit, we need to ask how the Koreans obtained EternalBlue?

 

[Mr Scratch]

The NSA had to blame someone, it happened on their own watch since they created EternalBlue. They simply don't want to be liable, it is irrelevant which country (or regime) is to be held liable. The creators are those to carry the onus, irrespectively.

They, Quartz, are also quick to point to mixing, tumblers can still be seen… anyone can tumble, given enough time. It is tedious in tracking those transactions, but trackable.

Now that the NSA is publicly marking the North Korean Spy Agency as the culprit, we need to ask how the Koreans obtained EternalBlue?

Is it the fault of those who made it, or those who chose not to patch for it?

 

[roguemat]

I'm really surprised that they only made $130k. Almost seems not worth the effort.

 

[Mr Scratch]

MalwareTech (guy who stopped the attack) was arrested earlier.

 

[Temujin]

USA gov missed the cheap BTC and needed to get some

 

[Swa]

The NSA had to blame someone, it happened on their own watch since they created EternalBlue. They simply don't want to be liable, it is irrelevant which country (or regime) is to be held liable. The creators are those to carry the onus, irrespectively.

They, Quartz, are also quick to point to mixing, tumblers can still be seen… anyone can tumble, given enough time. It is tedious in tracking those transactions, but trackable.

Now that the NSA is publicly marking the North Korean Spy Agency as the culprit, we need to ask how the Koreans obtained EternalBlue?

Does it really matter who made or used it or rather the fact it was publicly leaked ages ago yet still did damage through inaction?