Archived U.S. Government Fears a Monday Explosion of the Ransomware It Helped Create (gizmodo.com)
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Archived U.S. Government Fears a Monday Explosion of the Ransomware It Helped Create (gizmodo.com)
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'As a second wave of the WannaCry Ransomware attack is infecting more systems in more countries, the White House has ordered emergency meetings to deal with a threat that is, in part, the NSA’s fault. '
'Experts believe that we may not even know the extent of how hard the attack hit Asia, and we won’t know until Monday. '
'According to Politico:The ransomware campaign — which has gone through at least two phases as researchers worked to halt its advance — mostly affected Europe and Asia. '
'We can surely expect more.”Microsoft even had to create a new patch for Windows XP, an operating system it hasn’t supported since 2014. '
'New cybersecurity policies should find a way to work with companies to coordinate intelligence about vulnerabilities. '
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