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Wanna Cry ransomware cyber attack has hit more than 104 countries, Russia & India among the worst affected, US NSA is being criticised. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/wanna-cry-ransomware-attack-104-countries-hit-nsa-criticised/1/953338.html http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cyberattack-downs-computers-across-countries-including-india/1/952802.html Andhra police computers hit by Wanna Cry cyber attack : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/andhra-police-computers-hit-by-cyberattack/articleshow/58658853.cms In the wake of the largest ransomware attack in the history that had already infected over 114,000 Windows systems worldwide since last 24 hours, Microsoft just took an unusual step to protect its customers with out-of-date computers. Microsoft has just released an emergency security patch update for all its unsupported version of Windows, including Windows XP, Vista, Windows 8, Server 2003 and 2008 Editions. Patch download Link : http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4012598 Tech Guide/ Info : https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/12/customer-guidance-for-wannacrypt-attacks/ God bless Our Earth & its people. Update: some more info http://thehackernews.com/2017/05/wannacry-ransomware-windows.html

For the current mainstream Windows the patch was already provided with monthly updates in March. See this link (monthly & individual patch download for Windows 7 is also there) https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms17-010.aspx

I wonder why Windows 7, one of the most successful Windows is left out dry???