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05-15-2017, 01:12 AM
http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/cWzbCuX9CWRTTKwUsWuZ_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9818e9f725674bceb9028ffb87b55a4b.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/tech/perfect-storm-conditions-helped-cyberattack-195704323.html)NEW YORK (AP) — The cyberextortion attack hitting dozens of countries spread quickly and widely thanks to an unusual confluence of factors: a known and highly dangerous security hole in Microsoft Windows, tardy users who didn't apply Microsoft's March software fix, and a software design that allowed the malware to spread quickly once inside university, business and government networks.



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