[–] skidmark-steve 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I wouldn't put it past 'em at this point. Remember the underhanded tactics that they used to spread Windows 10, and remember how, near the end, the guy who works for MS even said that they crossed the line? Its kind of like a kid bragging when he breaks the rules and doesn't get in trouble because the teacher favors him. The government wants data about us as much as Microsoft does, so they looked the other way while all of this was going on.
[–] tribblepuncher 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago (edited ago)
Microsoft: "Only one way to find out!"
[–] derram 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
https://archive.is/VH8S7 | :
"It also scans the infected system's settings to work out the user's language, and pulls up a ransom demand in the correct lingo for the victim."
'"Today our engineers added detection and protection against new malicious software known as Ransom:Win32.WannaCrypt," a Microsoft spokesperson told The Reg. ', "To counter the spread of the malware, security firms pushed out file and network traffic signatures to detect the ransomware-worm hybrid's presence and kill it.", "Connections to the magic domain – iuqerfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea.com – were sinkholed to a server in California, and the admins of the infected systems reaching out to the dot-com will be notified, we're told."
'FedEx told The Reg: "Like many other companies, FedEx is experiencing interference with some of our Windows-based systems caused by malware. '
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