WannaCry Authors May Be Chinese Native Speakers

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Over the past couple of weeks there's been a lot of talk about who's behind the WannaCry ransomware, with some researchers pointing to code that's the same as that used by the North Korean Lazarus group, while others saying there's a low chance for them to be behind it all. Now, another analysis points towards the WannaCry code being written by native Chinese speakers.

According to US intelligence company Flashpoint, it might have been a group of native Chinese speakers that wrote the ransomware that hit some 300,000 devices in 150 countries. Evidence, they say, is the style and accuracy of the Chinese notes, as well as their lengthier formats. They claim with "moderate confidence" that they are the work of a native Chinese speaker.

The clues

One clue, they say, is the phrase "But you have not so enough time" which indic... (read more)

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[ravi prakash saini]

the default language of my pc is American English and wannacry could not infect it .this implies that wannacry authors may be native American English speaker
does any one remember stuxnet

 

[Winter Soldier]

I usually leave a few "easter eggs" writing my code.
Perhaps Wannacry malcoders have done the same.

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

Very interesting, or someone is steering the ship in that direction maybe ?

 

[meishao]

Malware Factory of China...So terrible!

 

[Myriad]

.... it might have been a group of native Chinese speakers that wrote the ransomware

Yeah , and it might have been little green men .... but more likely a deliberate attempt to blame someone else .
So easy to do , but it doesn't make it a " smoking gun " .....
Anyway , it smells fishy to me ( as in " red herring " )

.... does any one remember stuxnet

I certainly do , it is still one of the most elegantly crafted bits of coding I have ever seen !

I spent months studying it , on and off .
It is far beyond the skill levels of script kiddies , and even most nation states

.... just my 2 halalat worth .....