You can get the info here with updates.. https://www.hardocp.com/news/2017/05/12/big_ransomware_outbreak_today_be_vigilant Looks like FedEx has shut down today and the Russian police are infected! A hospital has also been hit..
I've been dealing with it all day (probably all weekend). This shit is acting like a worm which I haven't seen before in ransomware.
Looks like Hard OCP might have taken a hit.. The main page is dated 2016, but not all the stories are that old.. Hopefully he is just doing some maintinance over there..
Looks like someone accidentally found the kill switch: TL;DR, It tried making a connection to a non-sensical website that didn't exist. So when someone finally noticed it, they bought the domain which turned out to be the kill switch. https://www.theguardian.com/technol...tch-to-stop-spread-of-ransomware-cyber-attack
yeah.. the best part about this story is, the bug used to start this whole thing, was patched in March..