An IoT botnet is trying to nuke Wcry's killswitch
by Cory Doctorow from on (#2Q2MK)
Whoever created the Wcry ransomware worm -- which uses a leaked NSA cyberweapon to spread like wildfire -- included a killswitch: newly infected systems check to see if a non-existent domain is active, and if it is, they fall dormant, ceasing their relentless propagation. (more")