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05-13-2017, 04:25 PM
http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/IRB57YTcnJVmp1J.uQLbOw--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/0bafd536c4d3ce454626bd8cf3d24585cd4b4e79.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/tech/researcher-finds-kill-switch-cyberattack-ransomeware-040658161.html)A cybersecurity researcher appears to have discovered a "kill switch" that can prevent the spread of the WannaCry ransomware -- for now -- that has caused the cyberattacks wreaking havoc globally, they told AFP Saturday. Friday's wave of cyberattacks, which affected dozens of countries, apparently exploited a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US National Security Agency. The attacks used a technique known as ransomware that locks users' files unless they pay the attackers a designated sum in the virtual currency Bitcoin.



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