Russian Virus Defend "Wanna Cry"

 Countries  around the world are scrambling against the ransomware virus, while  internet security monitors say the attack disproportionately targeting  Russia. 

 The Russian  cyber security firm Kaspersky Labs was among the first to recognize a  virus called "Wanna Cry" that exploits a vulnerability in the Windows  operating system to encrypt files without the user's permission. 

 A group of  hackers known as "Shadow Brokers" is believed to steal the US National  Security Agency's April program and deploy it to demand ransom of  worldwide users for cash gains. 

 Kaspersky Labs initially reported 45,000 attacks by the virus in more than 70 countries where Russia was the most attacked. "The scope of the target and the victim appears to be much larger," the Kaspersky memorial report said. 

 Within  hours another internet security company said the number of targeted  computers was more than 75 thousand computers in 100 countries. The amount is expected to increase. [My / al] 

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