Ngokushesha nje lapho ufundile noma wezwa izindaba ezivela emhlabeni wezobuchwepheshe ezinsukwini zamuva nje, uzobe uzwile ngazo WannaCry. Lehlengo ilethe izinkulungwane zabasebenzisi emhlabeni jikelele, ikakhulukazi izinkampani ezinkulu kuyo bantshontsha imininingwane nalabo ababuzwa, ngokushintshanisa laba njengesihlengo, isinxephezelo sezezimali.
Manje iWannaCry ingahle ibe nayo inguqulo yayo yamadivayisi we-Android. Ibhulogi ye-Avast, enye ye-antivirus edume kakhulu emakethe namuhla, ibike i-ransomware kubizwa iWannaLocker nokuthi kuthinta abasebenzisi abambalwa be-Android eChina, abathi ngokusebenzisa izinkundla bachaze ulwazi lwabo olungathandeki.
Njenge-WannaCry, uma usutheleleke nge-WannaLocker, abasebenzisi bathola i-smartphone yabo ye-Android kukhiyiwe ngokuphelele, ngaphandle kokufinyelela ohlelweni lwefayela noma yini. Ukuze sikwazi ukuphinda sithole amafayela ethu okuthiwa abethelwe icela abasebenzisi inkokheloKuleli cala elincane, kumayelana nama-dollar ayisi-5-6 kuphela, okunengqondo ukuthi uma kwenziwa ngempumelelo akuqinisekisi lutho, njengoba kwenzekile ngeWannaCry.
Ngabe abasebenzisi baseChina bangenwe kanjani yile ramsonware? Yebo, ngomdlalo we-Android othandwa kakhulu ezweni futhi ongaziwa kangako kulezi zingxenye: Inkosi Yenkazimulo. Abasebenzisi balande futhi bafaka i-APK ngicabanga ukuthi kwakuyi-plugin entsha ngalo mdlalo, kepha ekugcineni bekungekho.
Njengoba sisho, lokhu kwenzeke eChina hhayi ngezinga elikhulu, ngakho-ke ngokomthetho akubonakali ukuthi sibhekene nosongo olukhulu. Kodwa le nguqulo ye-WannaCry akuyona ukuphela kwe-ransomware ekhona ebeka idatha kuma-smartphones ethu engcupheni, ngakho-ke akulimazi ukuthatha izinyathelo ezithile zokuphepha ukuze ugweme ukungajabulisi.