{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Antivirus and Security Software FAQs &amp; Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq","title":"Ransomware \u2013 WannaCry, WannaCrypt","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sfHcAQYTE4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/art\/ransomware-wannacry\/\">Ransomware \u2013 WannaCry, WannaCrypt<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/art\/ransomware-wannacry\/embed\/#?secret=sfHcAQYTE4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Ransomware \u2013 WannaCry, WannaCrypt&#8221; &#8212; Antivirus and Security Software FAQs &amp; Blog\" data-secret=\"sfHcAQYTE4\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"On Friday, May 12, 2017,\u00a0 and over the following weekend, a ransomware attack hit a number of global companies and domestic institutions with malicious software known as WannaCry, or WannaCrypt. This ransomware\u00a0encrypts data files and asks users to pay ransom in bitcoins under the threat of deleting data if the ransom is not paid. The [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/antivirusaz-faq-blog-logo.png","thumbnail_width":1536,"thumbnail_height":512}