{"id":34399,"date":"2017-05-15T09:08:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T09:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=34399"},"modified":"2017-05-15T09:08:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T09:08:21","slug":"microsoft-says-cyberattack-wake-call-governments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=34399","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft says cyberattack should be wake up call for governments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\">Washington (AFP) &#8211; Microsoft warned governments Sunday against storing computer vulnerabilities like the leaked one at the heart of the cyberattack that has crippled computers in more than 150 countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\">&#8220;The governments of the world should treat this attack as a wake up call,&#8221; Microsoft&#8217;s president and chief legal officer, Brad Smith, wrote in a blog post about what is being called the largest ransomware attack ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\">He warned of the danger of exploits developed by governments &#8212; this time the NSA in America &#8212; falling into the hands of hackers and causing widespread damage as is the case with the current attack which has crippled more than 200,000 computers around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\"><div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\">&#8220;An equivalent scenario with conventional weapons would be the US military having some of its Tomahawk missiles stolen,&#8221; Smith wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\">Computers around the globe were hacked beginning on Friday using a security flaw in Microsoft&#8217;s Windows XP operating system, an older version that was no longer given mainstream tech support by the US giant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\">The virus spread quickly because the culprits used a digital code believed to have been developed by the US National Security Agency &#8212; and subsequently leaked as part of a document dump, according to the Moscow-based computer security firm Kaspersky Lab.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\">Smith argued that in cyberspace, governments should apply rules like those regarding weapons in the physical world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\">He noted that Microsoft is calling for a &#8220;Digital Geneva Convention&#8221; that would require governments to report computer vulnerabilities to vendors rather than store, sell or exploit them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\">&#8220;We need governments to consider the damage to civilians that comes from hoarding these vulnerabilities and the use of these exploits,&#8221; Smith wrote.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington (AFP) &#8211; 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