WannaCry ransom notice analysis suggests Chinese link

[takeitwithyou]

New analysis suggests Chinese-speaking criminals may have been behind the WannaCry ransomware that affected thousands of organisations worldwide.

Researchers from Flashpoint looked at the language used in the ransom notice.

They said the use of proper grammar and punctuation in only the Chinese versions indicated the writer was "native or at least fluent" in Chinese.

The translated versions of the ransom notice appeared to be mostly "machine translated".

The WannaCry ransom note could be displayed in 28 different languages, but only the Chinese and English versions appeared to have been written by humans.

The English text also used some unusual phrases such as: "But you have not so enough time".

The WannaCry cyber-attack infected more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries, affecting government, healthcare and private company systems.

The UK's National Crime Agency, the FBI and Europol are investigating who was responsible for the ransomware.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40085241

 

[Holmes]

lol. Looks like the chineese who don't know proper english were behind the attacks.

 

[aswin]

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