Cybersecurity & Cryptography · Recorded milestone
Global ransomware attacks
Recorded year2017
WannaCry and NotPetya cripple hospitals, ports and factories worldwide.
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- DRAM memory chipRecorded · 1970requires
- TCP/IPRecorded · 1974requires
- Personal computerRecorded · 1975requires
- Internet wormRecorded · 1988enables
- BlockchainRecorded · 2009enables
- CyberweaponRecorded · 2010enables
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No connections of this kind are recorded.
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.