WannaCry addresses were emptied in a day as speculations over where the money goes are emerging. Meanwhile, the hero of the day who disabled the initial attacks is arrested just a day earlier.
Cash out
Just months after WannaCry
ransomware attack that struck all corners of the globe, the hackers behind the act have moved
over $140,000 worth of Bitcoins collected as ransom out of the initial wallets.
A twitter bot set up by Keith Richards of Quartz pointed out the movements of large sums on Aug. 3. Shortly after the balance of known WannaCry wallets dropped to zero. Companies from FedEx to Nissan and
UK’s National Health Service were attacked.
