Chapter
Checkpoint Saves the Day
25:06 - 33:24 (08:17)
Checkpoint, a security company, stopped the ransomware WannaCry from infecting new computers by registering a new domain name for its kill switch, which was spotted by their security team.
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The first part of a two-part episode explains how the WannaCry malware spread around the world, and how a British cybersecurity researcher named Marcus Hutchins helped stop the attack.
25:06 - 26:35 (01:28)
Summary
The first part of a two-part episode explains how the WannaCry malware spread around the world, and how a British cybersecurity researcher named Marcus Hutchins helped stop the attack.
ChapterCheckpoint Saves the Day
Episode73: WannaCry
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The use of a single domain unknowingly turned into a kill switch to stop the spread of WannaCry ransomeware.
26:35 - 29:04 (02:28)
Summary
The use of a single domain unknowingly turned into a kill switch to stop the spread of WannaCry ransomeware. The author of the article stumbled upon the domain and registered it, leading to a dramatic decrease in the number of infected computers.
ChapterCheckpoint Saves the Day
Episode73: WannaCry
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The Petya ransomware outbreak was first discovered in June 2017.
29:04 - 33:24 (04:20)
Summary
The Petya ransomware outbreak was first discovered in June 2017. It was similar to the WannaCry ransomware attack that happened a few weeks earlier, and it had a "kill switch" domain name that when registered would stop the malware from spreading.