The developer of the EternalRocks SMB worm appears to have shut down his operation following intense media coverage of the malware. The worm took inspiration from the SMB component used by the WannaCry ransomware, but it used seven NSA hacking tools, instead of two. The author of the worm, a person going by the nickname of “tmc,” posted two messages on his C&C server on Wednesday, May 24, explaining his initial benign intentions when developing the worm. Earlier today, researcher Miroslav Stampar confirmed a change in the worm’s mode of operation.”]