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WannaCry

ransomware
Event Ransomware Q29908721

Facts

9 properties
Instance of
ransomware, malware[1]
Publication date
May 12, 2017[6]
Based on
DoublePulsar[2]
Developer
Park Jin Hyok, Lazarus Group[3][4]
Different from
WannaCry ransomware attack[8]
Hashtag
Wannacry[10]
Operating system
Microsoft Windows[5]
Significant event
WannaCry ransomware attack[7]
Uses
EternalBlue[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en WannaCrypt en WCry en Wanna Decryptor en Ransom.Win32.Wannacry en WanaCrypt0r en WanaCrypt0r 2.0 en WannaCry ar واناكراي cs WannaCrypt0r 2.0 cs WannaCrypt0r en-gb WannaCry ransomware attack fa باج‌افزار واناکرای hi वॉनाक्राय रैनसमवेयर हमला id Serangan perangkat tebusan WannaCry it .WCRY ko 워너크라이 ru ВоннаКрай vi Vụ tấn công của WannaCry
🔖 Identifiers · 6
France 24 topic ID (French)
wannacry
GitLab.com topic ID
Wannacry
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11dd_v_st3
Mitre ATT&CK ID
software/S0366
Namuwiki ID
워너크라이
Quora topic ID
WanaCrypt0r-2-0

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Paucabot · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses → EternalBlue
    Operating system → Microsoft Windows
    Based on → DoublePulsar
    Name → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Commons category: WannaCry ransomware attack"
  2. 12w ago · 鈴音雨 · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Park Jin Hyok, Lazarus Group
    Quora topic ID → WanaCrypt0r-2-0
    Google Knowledge Graph ID → /g/11dd_v_st3
    France 24 topic ID (French) → wannacry
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Instance of: malware"
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