WannaCry Bitcoin ransom wallets emptied
The Bitcoin wallets used by the operators of the WannaCry ransomware have been emptied, Quartz reported.
WannaCry infected Windows machines and encrypted their files – demanding a $300 or $600 ransom in Bitcoin to have them returned.
It spread around the globe using an NSA-created cyber weapon called EternalBlue.
The WannaCry ransomware earned its makers around $140,000 in Bitcoin in total, which sat untouched for months in three wallets.
According to Quartz, the Bitcoin is likely to have been sent through a “mixer”, obscuring its trail as the attackers try to cash out.
An internal NSA document stated that based on an analysis of the ransomware, it points with “moderate confidence” to the Reconnaissance General Bureau – North Korea’s spy agency.
It believes WannaCry was an attempt to raise money for Kim Jong-un’s regime.
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