I love this story so much. The global ransomware attack was halted by a 22 year old who lives with his mum: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/13/accidental-hero-finds-kill-switch-to-stop-spread-...
I love this story so much. The global ransomware attack was halted by a 22 year old who lives with his mum: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/13/accidental-hero-finds-kill-switch-to-stop-spread-...
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