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Re:Windows Vulnerable to Government Hacks, They Say on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @05:57PM (#14549014)
The wannaCry ones were. This is a new thing this week.
Re:Windows Vulnerable to Government Hacks, They Say on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @05:43PM (#14548922)
Curious about this.

What does Microsoft mean that Windows is currently partic vulnerable to 'government organizations' and anybody posing as same?

Does that mean that govt organizations have special access right now?

Re:Ask HN: Reached 1k+ paying or registered users without spending on ... on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @03:36AM (#14443512)
Good question about a good question
Re:Robots that learn on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @02:06PM (#14351824)
Is this 'learning' or just 'copying'?
Re:Snapchat installs fell 16% in April; Instagram continues to pull fu... on Monday May 15, 2017 @09:24PM (#14346701)
Looks insignificant
Re:Snapchat installs fell 16% in April; Instagram continues to pull fu... on Monday May 15, 2017 @09:07PM (#14346634)
That's not what I see when I look at that plain chart
Re:Sourcegraph now running on an in-browser VS Code on Monday May 15, 2017 @08:16PM (#14346375)
Hi, sorry I wanted to reply to your comment on "ffffound.com closing" but it's archived I think.

Do you know how ffffounds recommendation algorithm was working? Was it the most recent 10 people who liked it, or the first 10?

Re:A few questions about WannaCry on Monday May 15, 2017 @03:38AM (#14339850)
The the issue is that Windows leaves a port open which is accessible to anyone online? And the update closes it?

A few questions about WannaCry

Posted by Candles123 on Monday May 15, 2017 @02:28AM
from the self-post dept.

1) They say its just going around the internet looking for computers, and it can go right in if they haven't updated Windows. How is the virus travelling around the internet? How does it enter a computer and what is the fix that prevents / lets it in?2) Could this happen with Linux3) Who is responsible for this issue?

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Re:Tagger News takes a subset of HN articles, analyzes using ML, and a... on Sunday May 14, 2017 @04:25PM (#14337392)
Same first impression. No subtlety there