Goodguy crypto miner worm used EternalBlue to infect hosts and protect them from WannaCry weeks beforehand.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/05/massive-cryptocurrency-botnet-used-leaked-nsa-exploits-weeks-before-wcry/ …
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Yes, they predicted WannaCry and deliberately set out to ensure those machines were mining crypto currency, not ransomed for it.

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How are you sure, for example, that the same attacker wasn't involved in both and the BTC failures of WannaCry are cover for earlier profit?
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Because I can read minds.
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Where exactly do you see an assertion of willful inoculation ?
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