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WannaCry Ransomware & how to protect your System

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The WannaCry Ransomware Attack across 150 Countries. Ransomware Ransomware is a type of malicious software that carries out the cryptoviral extortion attack from cryptovirology that blocks access to data until a ransom is paid and displays a message requesting payment to unlock it.Simple ransomware may lock the system in a way which is not difficult for a knowledgeable person to reverse. More advanced malware encrypts the victim's files, making them inaccessible, and demands a ransom payment to decrypt them. It may also Encrypt Master File Table (MTF) or the entire hard drive.