https://tv.404again.com/videos/watch/aea511c9-ae5e-4811-b286-f052b0a4d924 Learn to Code - https://www.boot.dev?promo=BOOTSTUBE Learn Cryptography - https://www.boot.dev/courses/learn-cryptography-golang WannaCry crippled hospitals, factories, railways, and businesses around the world by turning a leaked NSA exploit into self-spreading ransomware. This is the story of how it worked, why so many systems were still vulnerable, and how a 22-year-old researcher accidentally stopped it with a $10 domain. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:41 - What is ransomware 03:00 - How WannaCry spread 05:13 - Eternal Blue and the NSA 09:06 - They guy who saved the day 11:16 - Why did they build a kill switch? 13:34 - Who built WannaCry? 17:23 - How do we avoid more cyberattacks in the future? Sources: https://www.boot.dev/blog/news/wannacry-ransomware-attack/#bibliography Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:28:00 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tv.404again.com https://tv.404again.com/lazy-static/avatars/410ce373-aedc-4473-ae02-64fd025b426d.png https://tv.404again.com/videos/watch/aea511c9-ae5e-4811-b286-f052b0a4d924 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tv.404again.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.