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Protecting Windows-Based Computers From WannaCry Ransomware

Criminals used the NSA’s leaked EternalBlue vulnerability to attack Windows machines with WannaCry ransomware. It has not responded to repeated requests for comment about the ransomware attack.

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Microsoft to NSA: WannaCry is your fault

Ensuring that your Windows operating system is up to date with the most recent security and software updates, which patch any holes and vulnerabilities in the software, makes it much

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‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack: What we know

The virus exploits vulnerability in Microsoft Windows software, first identified by the US National Security Agency. A 22-year-old cybersecurity expert known as MalwareTech slowed the attack by registering a domain

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Trusts were told about security patch last month — NHS cyberattack

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, said the incident should serve as a “wake-up call” to the USA and other world governments, as it highlights the need for countries to rethink

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Google poised to roll out arsenal of services, gadgets

For those on budgets, Google has some love for you, too: Google is trying again with a version of Android for cheaper devices.

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Amazon refreshes lineup of low-cost tablets, new kids model

Amazon’s performed some spring cleaning on its tablet line. Independent analysts estimate that Kindle tablet and e-reader owners spend far more than non-Kindle owners on Amazon.com – up to 30

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Cyber Firms Say Looking at Possible North Korea Tie to Ransomware Attack

“The recent attack is at an unprecedented level and will require a complex global investigation to identify the culprits”, Europol’s European Cybercrime Center says. Then, just as quickly as it

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Log in, look out: Cyberattack havoc may grow at week’s start

Asked if the government had ignored warnings over the NHS being at risk from cyber attack, May told Sky News: “No”.

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Microsoft re-releases security update after cyberattacks

Several British hospitals say they are h.

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Judge orders Uber not to use technology taken from Waymo

The case hinges on files that Waymo alleges Levandowski stole before leaving the company.

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New cyber chaos appears to have been avoided in Europe: Europol

A screenshot of the warning screen from Friday’s ransomware attack. @malwaretechblog’s accidental kill switch and the arrival of the weekend gave individuals and organizations some room to breathe. The central

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Australia and NZ largely escape global cyber attack

Dame Fiona and the Care Quality Commission wrote to Mr Hunt to highlight a “lack of understanding of security issues”, the newspaper said, and that “the external cyber threat is

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