13-05-2017, 23:01
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Re: Large Scale Cyber-Attack Hits 40 NHS Hospitals
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A UK security researcher has told the BBC how he "accidentally" halted the spread of the malicious ransomware that has affected hundreds of organisations, including the UK's NHS.
The 22-year-old man, known by the pseudonym MalwareTech, had taken a week off work, but decided to investigate the ransomware after hearing about the global cyber-attack.
He managed to bring the spread to a halt when he found what appeared to be a "kill switch" in the rogue software's code.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39907049
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