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companies and governments around the world were assessing the damage Saturday after a massive cyberattack hit almost 100 countries, infecting computers with malware that demanded ransom payments.

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the worldwide attack

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wow thats crazy'

some people on this site might have the power to do some stuff like that
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200,000 people in 150 countries were affected by this attack

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pleb wrote wow thats crazy'

some people on this site might have the power to do some stuff like that


The tool used was stolen from the NSA then sold to anyone who was willing to pay for the tool.

Once you have got the tool it takes no skill to use it all that it takes is little information IP address and any ever changing code making it more difficult to stop it.

All you have to be good at is covering your back with VPN then encrypting it...

The only issue they have now is working around to get the money they have in to their banks or offshore accounts... only problem is Offshore accounts are not as secure as they used to be.
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It was stopped accidentally, here's the article.

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Yeah I heard something about this on the radio saturday night in work. Irelands Health Care was hit apparently, not sure why but the radio done an interview and stuff with him.

Some very powerful people out there.
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Strahl wrote companies and governments around the world were assessing the damage Saturday after a massive cyberattack hit almost 100 countries, infecting computers with malware that demanded ransom payments.

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the worldwide attack

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damn this the same one that hit hospitals?
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