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

frank ly

Re: You are missing the point

Regarding patches and updates: The Independent has an interesting article:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/amber-rudd-nhs-cyber-attack-a7733901.html

I noticed the following:

"Speaking to Sky News, she said: “It is disappointing that they have been running Windows XP - I know that the Secretary of State for Health has instructed them not to and most have moved off it."

Also, get this:

"A former NHS trust chairman, Roy Lilley, told Sky News: “Over time, Microsoft has held us to ransom, and of course the NHS hasn't got the money to pay for it [...] "

Wow, just wow!

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