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Britain Says North Korea Was Likely Behind WannaCry Attack That Hit Hospitals

The British government is "as sure as possible" that Kim Jong Un's pariah state launched the attack, U.K. Minister of State for Security Ben Wallace told the BBC.

The WannaCry ransomware attack that crippled Britain's National Health Service and hit thousands of computers around the world in May was almost certainly carried out by North Korea, says U.K. Minister of State for Security

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