Connichi 2024 Wannacry Ransomware. Here’s what users and enterprises need to know about this widespread threat and what can be done to defend against it. The ransomware, variously called wannacy, wcry, and wanna, is a nasty bit of business.

The wannacry ransomware attack proved to be one of the most successful and widespread to date — it took a single day to infect more than 230,000 computers. In the four day period between may 12th and may 15th, the wannacry ransomware was observed on over 160,000 unique ip addresses.