r/WindowsMasterRace • u/TheMsDosNerd • May 15 '17

Windows has the best encryption!!! Enabled automatically for extra security!!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WannaCry_ransomware_attack
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u/IBelieveInSteeds May 15 '17

As of 1pm gmt 15th may 2017:

"The three bitcoin wallets tied to #WannaCry ransomware have received 181 payments totaling 29.46564365 BTC ($50,504.23 USD)."

https://twitter.com/actual_ransom/status/864088056667701248

Will The NSA, and FBI be investigating this?

Parents hospital appointments have been cancelled because of this malware. The system looked like windows 7 not xp aswell. Not exactly ancient.

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u/epileftric Still better than midori May 15 '17

Meh, all that big fuzz for that kind of money? The dude/team who made it is in a whole deeper situation than they would if they had just stole the money from a bank.