French researchers find last-ditch cure to unlock WannaCry files

French researchers said on Friday they have found a last-chance way for technicians to save Windows files encrypted by WannaCry, racing against a deadline as the ransomware threatens to start locking up victims’ computers first infected a week ago. A loose-knit...

Cyberattack that hit 200,000 users was ‘huge screw-up’ by government, Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales says

The WannaCry cyberattack which hit 200,000 computers across the world was the result of a “huge screw-up” by the U.S. government as a result of its spying practices, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales told CNBC on Friday. Last week, a virus known as WannaCry...