ICS-CERT Releases WannaCry Fact Sheet

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ICS-CERT Releases WannaCry Fact Sheet [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/05/17/ICS-CERT-Releases-WannaCry-Fact-Sheet ] 05/17/2017 11:14 PM 
EDT 
Original release date: May 17, 2017

The Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) has released a short overview of the 
WannaCry ransomware infections. This fact sheet provides information on how the WannaCry program spreads, what users 
should do if they have been infected, and how to protect against similar attacks in the future.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the ICS-CERT Fact Sheet on WannaCry [ 
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/FactSheets/ICS-CERT_FactSheet_WannaCry_Ransomware.pdf ] and the 
US-CERT Current Activity  [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/05/12/Multiple-Ransomware-Infections-Reported ]on the topic. For 
more technical details, please consult TA17-132A [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA17-132A ], Indicators 
Associated With WannaCry Ransomware.

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