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Microsoft patches Windows XP to fight the WannaCrypt ransomware attacks

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Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP back in 2014, but today it releases one more security update for the ancient OS. The software giant is taking this "highly unusual" step to fight back against the WannaCrypt ransomware cyber attacks that have so far hit nearly 100 countries around the world. And XP is not the only unsupported system receiving this patch. SEE ALSO: NHS hospitals hit by ransomware attack [Update: Now spreading globally] More than 45,000 WannaCrypt attacks have been recorded around the world, including in the UK, US, Russia, Ukraine, India, China, Italy, Spain, and Egypt. The malware was part… [Continue Reading]

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