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LXer 05-13-2017 04:27 PM

LXer: Wana Decrypt0r Ransomware Outbreak Temporarily Stopped By "Accidental Hero"
 
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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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