The cyber attack on UK's Nat'l Health Service used tools stolen from the US National Security Agency

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Hackers use NSA tools in UK health service cyber attack

Ransomware known as ‘WannaCry’ strikes organisations across the world


Hackers responsible for the wave of cyber attacks that struck organisations across the globe on Friday from the UK’s National Health Service to European telecoms company Telefónica used cyberweapons stolen from the US National Security Agency, the Financial
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A tool known as Eternal Blue developed by US spies was used by the hackers to supercharge an existing form of criminal malware, three senior cyber security analysts said, leading to one of the fastest-spreading and potentially damaging cyber attacks seen to date.

Their analysis was confirmed by western security officials who are still scrambling to contain the attack that hit hospitals and doctors’ practices across the UK.

The same or similar virus was used in a large-scale attack in Spain that hit Telefónica, the country’s main telecoms provider.

The People’s Daily in China tweeted that similar attacks may have hit China and there were reports of similar attacks in dozens of other countries, including Russia, Portugal, Taiwan, Germany and Vietnam. MegaFon, one of Russia’s largest telecoms operators, confirmed it had been hacked.



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[kimbutgar]

1. Thanks Snowden

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. And everyone who helped divide the democratic party which is going on steroids now

Everything comes down to one group who wants to destroy democracy, and they masquerade in AMerica as talk show hosts and policitians