Many computers in Armenia infected with WannaCry

YEREVAN, May 17. /ARKA/. WannaCry cryptolocker, a virus spread worldwide, has already reached Armenia, Samvel Martirosyan, a cyber security specialist, said in an interview with ARKA News Agency. 

In his words, about 1,000 computers in Armenia, not only in the private sector, are already infected with WannaCry. 

“The problem is that software in many computers is not updated, and this makes them more vulnerable to possible attacks,” Martirosyan said in his interview. “This applies to both home computers and office equipment in government agencies.”

To avoid problems, he said, users should update all systems in time and not to shut down antivirus software. 

Commenting on reports about the imminent second wave of the global cyber attack, Martirosyan didn’t rule out it, since the virus is based on open-source software, and this gives other hackers room to use this vulnerability. --0---  

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12:52 05/17/2017