WannaCryâ¬ ransom note was written using Google Translate
According to cybersecurity company Flashpoint, the ransom note for WannaCry malware that hit 150 countries was written in various languages using Google Translate. The company used typos and grammatical errors to determine that the original text was written by Chinese-speaking hackers and translated into over 25 other languages. Earlier, researchers had linked WannaCry to North Korean hackers.