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WannaCry ransomware cyber attack: Here's how you can save your data

Here are ways to prevent not only Wannacry/ WannaCrypt Ransomware, but also any other cyber attack

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BS Web Team New Delhi
A ransomware by the name of WannaCry' on Friday wreaked havoc on various organisations across the globe. Before the rapid proliferation of the ransomware could be stopped, a lot of damage had already been done, particulraly in Europe and Asia. According to experts, the computers that have been infected by the ransomware will not be corrected and there is also a possibility that other variances of the malware with different kill switches will continue to spread.

After Europen countries, attacks were reported across many other places, including India. The computers across the world were infected by the same ransomware, and

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