Headline: A Huge Ransomware ‘Explosion’ Is Hitting Targets All Over the World
On this story I’ll clarify the WannaCry malware that’s presently infecting computer systems all world wide and why it is spreading so rapidly. I will have quotes from Costin Raiu, director of worldwide analysis and evaluation crew at Kaspersky, and a consultant from one of many affected hospitals.
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