Wana Decrypt0r Ransomware Outbreak Temporarily Stopped By "Accidental Hero"

Posted by bob on May 13, 2017 5:11 PM EDT
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A security researcher that goes online by the nickname of MalwareTech is the hero of the day, albeit an accidental one, after having saved countless of computers worldwide from a virulent form of ransomware called Wana Decrypt0r (also referenced as WCry, WannaCry, WannaCrypt, and WanaCrypt0r).

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