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Re:Cyberattacks in 12 Nations Said to Use Leaked N.S.A. Hack... by linkregister on Friday May 12, 2017 @08:22PM (#14328949)
The computer systems affected by the NHS ransomware incident weren't medical devices; they were patient records servers and emergency receptionist workstations. No excuse for failure to patch.
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Re:Cyberattacks in 12 Nations Said to Use Leaked N.S.A. Hack... by willtim on Sunday May 14, 2017 @03:30AM (#14334671)
Don't blame the NHS IT staff. The decision to not pay for XP security updates came from the highest level, the UK Tory government: https://www.benthamsgaze.org/2017/05/13/the-politics-of-the-...
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