At least 100,000 groups in 150 countries hit by ransomware in cyberattack according to : ABC7 Eyewitness

"Obviously, they want those tools in order to spy on people of interest, on other countries, to conduct surveillance," Cluley said. "He said most people "are living an online life," and these agencies have a duty to protect their countries' citizens in that realm as well. "There are other criminals who've launched this attack, and they are ultimately responsible for this," he said. Because they could have done something ages ago to get this problem fixed, and they didn't do it. Short of paying, options for these individuals and companies are usually limited to recovering data files from a backup, if available, or living without them.The Windows vulnerability in question was purportedly identified by the NSA for its own intelligence-gathering purposes.




Experts say this vulnerability has been understood among experts for months, yet too many groups failed to take it seriously. Security experts say this attack should wake up every corporate board room and legislative chamber around the globe. The Windows vulnerability in question was purportedly identified by the NSA for its own intelligence-gathering purposes. Nonetheless, the experts say such widespread attacks are tough to pull off. Had it not been for a young cybersecurity researcher's accidental discovery of a so-called "kill switch," the malicious software likely would have spread much farther and faster.

At least 100,000 groups in 150 countries hit by ransomware

Experts say this vulnerability has been understood among experts for months, yet too many groups failed to take it seriously. Security experts say this attack should wake up every corporate board room and legislative chamber around the globe. The Windows vulnerability in question was purportedly identified by the NSA for its own intelligence-gathering purposes. Nonetheless, the experts say such widespread attacks are tough to pull off. Had it not been for a young cybersecurity researcher's accidental discovery of a so-called "kill switch," the malicious software likely would have spread much farther and faster.


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