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The cruel reality of a global ransomware attack that crippled computer systems in 150 countries on Friday is this: Attackers took advantage of under-prepared computer users and their organizations.
Enterprises -- including manufacturers, car makers, hospitals and government agencies -- were running older versions of Windows or hadn't patched even the newest Windows versions with a patch that Microsoft released in March.
And, truth be told, some unsuspecting users evidently clicked on email links or, more likely, a suspected compressed Zip file attachment that launched the ransomware known as WannaCry, also known as WannaCrypt or WannaCrypto.
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