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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 12 May 2017

    Cyber attack reported in 74 countries with UK, US, China, Russia, Spain, Italy and Taiwan among those affected http://bbc.in/2r91xWz 

    11:30 AM - 12 May 2017
    • 3,161 Retweets
    • 1,576 Likes
    • Phamous Leroy James Owen J Ward Анастасия Mahmoudeyadczx Mel Valentin Jenny McClain Muhammad Toseef Lisa Fitzgerald ADL Solutions
    180 replies 3,161 retweets 1,576 likes
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      2. noothan  🇬🇧‏ @noothan041 12 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Has anyone considered North Korea?

        9 replies 7 retweets 50 likes
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      4. noothan  🇬🇧‏ @noothan041 12 May 2017

        Cyber attack reported in 74 countries with UK, US, China, **Russia**, Spain, Italy and Taiwan among those affected.

        3 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
      5. S.  🕶️‏ @TurdiiBurdii 12 May 2017
        Replying to @noothan041 @BBCBreaking

        Could be self inflicted to hide guilt

        2 replies 0 retweets 13 likes
      6. noothan  🇬🇧‏ @noothan041 12 May 2017
        Replying to @TurdiiBurdii @BBCBreaking

        Can say the same thing about the other 73 countries

        0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      7. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Andy Hagon‏ @bassfaceaudio 12 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        It's not a cyber attack. It's malware being spread by people opening email attachments. Nothing more. It's bad, yes, but not an 'attack'.

        8 replies 11 retweets 41 likes
      3. Rangi Kemara‏ @Te_Taipo 12 May 2017
        Replying to @bassfaceaudio @BBCBreaking

        Not done via email attachments, not this time.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Rangi Kemara‏ @Te_Taipo 12 May 2017
        Replying to @Te_Taipo @bassfaceaudio @BBCBreaking

        Rangi Kemara Retweeted Hacker Fantastic

        Seehttps://twitter.com/hackerfantastic/status/863070063536091137 …

        Rangi Kemara added,

        Hacker Fantastic @hackerfantastic
        How not to be hit by WCry 2.0: Apply MS17-010 immediately, remove NT4, 2000, XP-2003 from production, Firewall ports 445/139 & 3389. Simple.
        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      5. E. TONG‏ @_iwakeli_i 12 May 2017
        Replying to @Te_Taipo

        What does that all mean in plain English? Are regular folks (like this dumdum) at risk of becoming vectors?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Rangi Kemara‏ @Te_Taipo 12 May 2017
        Replying to @_iwakeli_i

        Turn off computers running MS Windows XP and earlier, run windows update and install critical patches.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      7. E. TONG‏ @_iwakeli_i 12 May 2017
        Replying to @Te_Taipo

        Mahalo for that.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      8. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. The Wider View‏ @The_WIDER_View 12 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        1-These ransom ware attacks have occured over the last 2 years with private business affected particularly and spread by emails with

        1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
      3. The Wider View‏ @The_WIDER_View 12 May 2017
        Replying to @The_WIDER_View @BBCBreaking

        2-contaminated links. Private business's have experienced an increase in false emails in the last 2 months.

        1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
      4. The Wider View‏ @The_WIDER_View 12 May 2017
        Replying to @The_WIDER_View @BBCBreaking

        3-The infection typically requests around £300 in Bitcoin for release of encrypted files and information post contamination.

        1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes
      5. The Wider View‏ @The_WIDER_View 12 May 2017
        Replying to @The_WIDER_View @BBCBreaking

        4-Domestic households are also a target (and have been for some time) with multiple email address's aquired & spammed by automated software.

        1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
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      7. The Wider View‏ @The_WIDER_View 12 May 2017
        Replying to @The_WIDER_View @BBCBreaking

        Point is, this is nothing new and world wide attacks have occured for years. It would appear that this is a new wave following the last

        1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
      8. The Wider View‏ @The_WIDER_View 12 May 2017
        Replying to @The_WIDER_View @BBCBreaking

        updates from antivirus / operating system updates.

        0 replies 2 retweets 1 like
      9. End of conversation
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      2. Nile‏ @REDNILE7 12 May 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Daily Mail headline tomorrow- Corbyn allows cyber attack.

        2 replies 2 retweets 23 likes
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