Article 2P8M1 Ransomware hackers have stolen hospitals and doctors' offices across the UK, using a leaked NSA cyberweapon

Ransomware hackers have stolen hospitals and doctors' offices across the UK, using a leaked NSA cyberweapon

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Cory Doctorow
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25 NHS trusts and multiple doctors' practices in England and Scotland (but so far, not Northern Ireland or Wales) report that they have had to effectively shut down due to a massive Wcry ransomware infection that has stolen whole swathes of the English healthcare system in one go. The infection appears to exploit a bug that the NSA discovered and deliberately kept secret, only to have it revealed by the Shadow Brokers. (more")

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