Microsoft warns ransomware cyber-attack is a wake-up call

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Microsoft warns ransomware cyber-attack is a wake-up call - BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39915440

Cyber-attack: Is my computer at risk? - BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39896393

Ransomware cyber-attack: Who has been hardest hit? - BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39919249?intlink_from_url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/62d838bb-2471-432c-b4db-f134f98157c2/cybersecurity&link_location=live-reporting-story

Should you pay the WannaCry ransom?

Most experts say no - BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39920269

How to remove the WannaCry & Wana Decryptor Ransomware

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-wannacry-wana-decryptor-ransomware

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 All the more reason why you should be running Windows 10;  http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/14/opinions/wannacrypt-attack-should-make-us-wanna-cry-about-vulnerability-urbelis/

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Well, you definitely shouldn't be running Windows XP (no longer patched), but Windows 10 doesn't exactly warm the cockles of my heart, either (privacy concerns). Regarding ransomware, the best thing you can do is have good backups, physically disconnected from your system.