Security News > 2017 > June > WannaCry and Vulnerabilities (Schneier on Security)
2017-06-02 11:06
There is plenty of blame to go around for the WannaCry ransomware that spread throughout the Internet earlier this month, disrupting work at hospitals, factories, businesses, and universities. First, there are the writers of the malicious software, which blocks victims' access to their computers until they pay a fee. Then there are the users who didn't install the Windows security...
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