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NHS cyberattack

Weak defences leave us wide open to ransom attacks

17 May 2017

Last week’s cyberattacks were small beer. The UK government must invest in NHS upgrades before a bigger threat brings it to its knees
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Ransomware attack hits 200,000 computers across the globe

15 May 2017

The ransomware software, which hit hospitals in the UK particularly severely, is thought to be based upon a spying tool stolen from the US National Security earlier this year

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