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    Warren Mercer‏ @SecurityBeard May 12

    Infections for WannaCry/WanaDecrpt0r are down due to @MalwareTechBlog registering initial C2 domain leading to kill-switch #AccidentalHero

    4:13 PM - 12 May 2017
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      2. freakyclown‏ @__Freakyclown__ May 12
        Replying to @SecurityBeard @MalwareTechBlog

        We all owe him a huge thanks! Smart good damn dude :)

        2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. Warren Mercer‏ @SecurityBeard May 12
        Replying to @__Freakyclown__ @MalwareTechBlog

        Yeah, we will go with that, right @MalwareTechBlog LOL :P

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      2. PO Blu-Mocaer‏ @pblumo May 12
        Replying to @SecurityBeard @MalwareTechBlog

        Well done. Wondering why #wcry authors included a kill switch knowing it will be found by reverse-eng within few hours. Was this a test ?

        3 replies 2 retweets 7 likes
      3. Mark de Rijk‏ @MarkdeRijk May 12
        Replying to @pblumo @SecurityBeard @MalwareTechBlog

        maybe they were afraid it would spread too far?

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. PO Blu-Mocaer‏ @pblumo May 12
        Replying to @MarkdeRijk @SecurityBeard @MalwareTechBlog

        Maybe but why bother ? With only 10k collected so far, it was not a good operation from a financial point of view.

        3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Mark de Rijk‏ @MarkdeRijk May 12
        Replying to @pblumo @SecurityBeard @MalwareTechBlog

        I thought the counter was at 160k before.

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      6. PO Blu-Mocaer‏ @pblumo May 12
        Replying to @MarkdeRijk @SecurityBeard @MalwareTechBlog

        Ah I may have missed that one

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      2. michael adams‏ @mla1396 May 12
        Replying to @SecurityBeard @MalwareTechBlog

        The next C2 domain just came up...attribution is hard

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      3. michael adams‏ @mla1396 May 12
        Replying to @mla1396 @SecurityBeard @MalwareTechBlog

        think @NSAGov has the latest up?

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      4. michael adams‏ @mla1396 May 12
        Replying to @mla1396 @SecurityBeard and

        *ip

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    1. Alden Clamor‏ @AldenAdorable May 14
      Replying to @SecurityBeard @MalwareTechBlog

      You are AWESOME Warren Mercer. You are my HERO. (Watch your back, those guys may come after you....) Stay safe.....

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    2. William Prince‏ @thewillenium1 May 13
      Replying to @SecurityBeard @MalwareTechBlog

      He's not the hero Gotham deserves, he's the hero Gotham needs.

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    3. Just A Girl‏ @reallyjustagirl May 12
      Replying to @SecurityBeard @MalwareTechBlog

      :)

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    4. Bala‏ @balamuralik86 May 13
      Replying to @SecurityBeard @MalwareTechBlog

      That's great 😀

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