Over the weekend the "Wannacry" computer virus crippled hundreds of thousands of computers in countries all around the world. The virus is a ransomware that has the hackers demanding money for people to access their data. The sad thing about this is that it was a malware technique purportedly stolen from the U.S. National Security Agency. Reports say that the average ask for unlocking your computer is $300 dollars. That all adds up. You can protect yourself by running updates, using firewalls and anti-virus software and by being wary when reading emailed messages. Regularly back up your data so you can restore files without having to pay up should you be infected, as there is no guarantee that paying the ransom will result in your files being unlocked.
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