New variants of the NSA-derived cyberattack already spotted

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The world is facing the most dangerous cyberattack it ever had to deal with so far, and it’s an attack that it can’t be stopped entirely for the time being. Created by the NSA and set up to take advantage of a Windows security issue, the WannaCry ransomware crippled businesses and state-run organizations around the world as the malware spread from computer to computer. A British security researcher was able to put a temporary stop to it, heavily decreasing its virality, but the WannaCry threat isn’t gone and will affect more Windows users on Monday as they return to work.

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