The WannaCry ransomware has taken the world by storm since Friday when it first started to wreak havoc on organizations including FedEx, Telefonica, and many others

Nicole Henderson, Content Director

May 16, 2017

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The WannaCry ransomware has taken the world by storm since Friday when it first started to wreak havoc on organizations including FedEx, Telefonica, and many others, until a cybersecurity researcher from the U.K. – known only as MalwareTech – found and inadvertently activated a kill switch in the software, effectively stopping the spread of the virus. 

Here are 7 things you need to know about WannaCry. Click through the slideshow for more. 

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Nicole Henderson

Nicole Henderson

Content Director, Informa

Nicole Henderson is a content director at Informa, contributing to Channel Futures, The WHIR, and ITPro. 

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