WannaCry ransomware cyberattack as violation of international law
WannaCry ransomware cyberattack as violation of international law
Author(s): Radosław Fordoński, Wojciech KasprzakSubject(s): International Law, Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Criminology, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: WannaCry virus; blackmail software; Lazarus group; concept and scope of state sovereignty in cyberspace; prohibition of intervention in internal affairs of states;
Summary/Abstract: On 12 May 2017, a ransomware1 attack called “WannaCry” began affecting computers around the globe. It affected between 230,000 and 300,000 machines in over 150 countries by encrypting computer files and demanding $300 in crypto currency from users in order to restore access. The operation exploited a software vulnerability in systems running older versions of Microsoft Windows that had not installed up-to-date security patches.
Journal: Studia Prawnoustrojowe
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 44
- Page Range: 47-73
- Page Count: 27
- Language: English