Hacked? Microsoft Says Blame The Government

Government agencies criticized over malware stash.

{Can|May} Wanna Cry attack have been avoided?


There's a code among white {head wear|cap|do not lik} hackers and cyber security experts alike, whether they're professionals on Google's {Task|Job} Zero team or {only a|simply a} guy with some {information|ingenuity|skills} working out of his basement: when {you find|you will find} a bug, you contact the software developer and give them a chance to make it right. {Task|Job} Zero's established guidelines specifically state that they will {take a seat on|lay on} the information until the manufacturer {confronts|effects} a patch, lest any bad guys want to {take advantage of|make use of|use} it. If ninety {times|days and nights} has passed and the developer has yet to come up with a solution, only then will the researchers inform {the general public|people|the population} so they can at least take preventive action. Wouldn't it be nice if everybody was so ethical when it comes to security flaws and hacking? Wouldn't it be even nicer if the government wasn't sitting on information concerning bugs in order to exploit it for their own purposes, sometimes for years?


Fresh report


{A brand new|A fresh} report by C Net shares Microsoft's anger over government secrecy surrounding bugs, a practice the tech company {straight|immediately} blames for the recent wave of attacks. {They will|That they} allege that last week's Wanna Cry attack {used|taken advantage of} a flaw that the US government knew about and chose not to disclose, an identical situation to the Heart hemorrhage virus that the {Country wide|State|Domestic} Security Administration knew about for around {2 yrs|2 years|couple of years} before researchers {found out|uncovered|learned} it and announced it to the public.


Government agencies belittled


As C Net {says|claims|areas}: "Microsoft is criticizing {authorities|federal government|govt} agencies for hoarding software flaws and keeping them secret, calling {a substantial|a significant|a large}, new ransomware attack a 'wake-up call' {for this|to the} problem. Brad Smith, Microsoft's {main|key|primary} counsel, said Sunday in a company blog post that by keeping software vulnerabilities secret from {suppliers|sellers|distributors}, governments {open|start|clear} users to attacks like Friday's Would like to Cry -- or Would like to Crypt/Encrypt -- hack in which malware locked down computers worldwide while {challenging|requiring} hefty sums for {independence|flexibility|liberty}. "


Wanna Cry {overloaded|inundated|bombarded} computers around the world with ransomware, locking up those networks until a particular amount was paid. {A few of the|A number of the} hardest hit {computer systems were|personal computers were|pcs were} in healthcare providers {throughout the|over the|through the} UK, which can potentially lead to {reduction|damage} of life due to interrupted patient care.

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