One of the biggest cyber attacks in recent days has affected countries all around the world. Here's what you need to know.
It's almost impossible to have missed the news about the global ransomware attack known as "WannaCry." This malicious program has been locking out access to PCs across the globe and demanding Bitcoin payments in order to decrypt the files on the computer.
Attacks of this scale are scary, especially when large organizations such as the British National Health Service (NHS) and one of Spain's largest telecoms providers are among the victims.
Let's break down some of the facts.
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...
It's almost impossible to have missed the news about the global ransomware attack known as "WannaCry." This malicious program has been locking out access to PCs across the globe and demanding Bitcoin payments in order to decrypt the files on the computer.
Attacks of this scale are scary, especially when large organizations such as the British National Health Service (NHS) and one of Spain's largest telecoms providers are among the victims.
Let's break down some of the facts.
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...
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