EPISODE · May 23, 2017 · 5 MIN
Security News This Week: Hoo-Boy, Mar-a-Lago’s Internet Is Insecure
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
For anyone growing weary of the constant focus on Russian and President Donald Trump's campaign, good news! A fresh horror took the spotlight late last week in the form of WannaCry, a vicious ransomware whose creators appear not to have been all that smart. WannaCry, we learned, features a built-in "kill switch" that security researchers have used to, well, kill it, at least for now. Some people on XP and Windows 7 might even be able to get their files back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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For anyone growing weary of the constant focus on Russian and President Donald Trump's campaign, good news! A fresh horror took the spotlight late last week in the form of WannaCry, a vicious ransomware whose creators appear not to have been all that smart. WannaCry, we learned, features a built-in "kill switch" that security researchers have used to, well, kill it, at least for now. Some people on XP and Windows 7 might even be able to get their files back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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