You may have heard that a globe-spanning ransomware attack known as ransomware program WannaCry is targeting the Microsoft Windows OS. On Friday, 12 May 2017, a large cyber-attack was launched using it, infecting more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries, demanding ransom payments in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin in 28 languages. But it could have been a lot worse—and we have cybersecurity researchers to thank for making sure it wasn’t. Thousands of computers in China and Japan hit by WannaCry virus. Putin says Russia had 'nothing to do' with global ransomware outbreak. Microsoft attacks US government over developing 'EternalBlue' exploit that led to hack. New strains of virus reported but having little effect. Jeremy Hunt says there has been no second wave of attacks. Like previous ransomware, the attack spreads by phishing emails, but also uses the EternalBlue exploit and DoublePulsar backdoor developed by the U.S. National Security Agency to spread th...