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The Kill Chain

A chronological reconstruction of the attack vectors used to compromise the target.

Impact Assessment

Financial Loss$300-$600 per machine
Operational Impact200,000+ Computers in 150 Countries
Day 0

Initial Infection

WannaCry begins spreading via SMB ports exposed to the internet using the EternalBlue exploit.

Day 1

NHS Collapse

UK National Health Service is hit hard, forcing ambulances to divert and surgeries to be cancelled.

Day 2

Kill Switch Found

Researcher Marcus Hutchins registers a domain found in the code, accidentally stopping the spread.

Day 3

Aftermath

Organizations scramble to patch Windows systems that had been vulnerable for months.

Evidence Board

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RANSOM_NOTE.TXT

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WALLET ADDRESS

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SHA-256 HASH

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EXPLOITED VULNERABILITIES

CVE-2017-0144Legacy Protocols
Retrospective Analysis

How We Would Have Stopped It

Mapping the specific security failures to RadiumFox's preventative services.

The Failure

End-of-Life OS Usage

The Solution

Migrate away from unsupported operating systems (Windows XP/7) or purchase extended support.

Explore Infrastructure Hardening

The Failure

Exposed SMB Ports

The Solution

Block SMB (Port 445) at the perimeter firewall.

Explore External Penetration Testing

The Failure

Lack of Patching

The Solution

Automate patch management for critical severity vulnerabilities.

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