More than five million attacks based on exploit dumps by hacking group WannaCry were thwarted by Kaspersky Lab software during the last 30 days of the quarter , according the firm's security expert Kaspersky Lab . Kaspersky Lab also revealed that more than 80% of the attacks were picked up in April . Alexander Liskin warned about the lack of attention paid to exploit dumps, with the one that took place in April being one of the most dangerous and damaging leaks ever. It included the EternalBlue malware, which was part of the WannaCry ransomware.
More than five million attacks based on exploit dumps by hacking group Shadow Brokers were thwarted by Kaspersky Lab software during Q2 2017, according the firm's security expert Alexander Liskin. Kaspersky Lab also revealed that more than 80% of the attacks were picked up in the last 30 days of the quarter. Liskin warned about the lack of attention paid to exploit dumps, with the one that took place in April being one of the most dangerous and damaging leaks ever. It included the EternalBlue malware, which was part of the WannaCry ransomware.