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74 countries hit by NSA-powered WannaCrypt ransomware backdoor: Emergency fixes emitted by Microsoft for WinXP+

bombastic bob Silver badge
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worthy of mention

one source suggests that it spreads by accessing port 445, potentially from the internet.

https://www.hackbusters.com/news/stories/1532486-player-3-has-entered-the-game-say-hello-to-wannacry

and an e-mail attachment payload would give it access to your LAN. yeah, not good.

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