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The malware worm taking over the computers goes by the names “WannaCry” or “Wanna Decryptor.” It spreads from machine to machine silently and remains invisible to users until it unveils itself as so-called ransomware, telling users that all their files have been encrypted with a key known only to the attacker and that they will be locked out until they pay $300 to an anonymous party using the crypto currency Bitcoin. At this point, one’s computer would be rendered useless for anything other than paying said ransom. The price rises to $600 after a few days; after seven days, if no ransom is paid, the hacker (or hackers) will make the data permanently inaccessible (WannaCry victims will have a handy countdown clock to see exactly how much time they have left).
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Getting very different news on the subject. The US seems very obsessed with the fact it started with an NSA leek,, While the UK is more concerned with telling people the problem is "NOT THAT BAD"
CNN has a small article on their side-bar
Drudge has it center front page
FOX News has it as a 2nd tier story
Meanwhile at my IT bunker...
About a month ago, I moved off WIN XP on to WIN 10 and installed a VPN package, on top of the double routers I use, with 24/7 virus protection..
I'm not sure what else I can do??
Opine???
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