Sentences with phrase «exploited by cyber criminals»

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The ransomware strain, known as WannaCry (or WanaCrypt0r and WCry and WCrypt), was deployed by unknown cyber criminals who used an exploit allegedly written by the NSA.

The breach itself occurred between mid-May and July 2017 when cyber criminals gained access to sensitive data by exploiting a weak point in website software.

When users visit the sites the scripts are downloaded unwittingly to their computers which then begin collective mining operations benefitting cyber criminals elsewhere by exploiting the resources of the victim.