Microsoft took aim at the US government for ‘stockpiling’ software code that was used by unknown hackers to launch the attacks. Microsoft took aim at the US government for “stockpiling” software code that was used by unknown hackers to launch the attacks. The hackers exploited software code from the National Security Agency that leaked online. The company’s top lawyer said the government should report weaknesses they discover to software companies rather than seek to exploit them. It hit 200,000 victims across the world since Friday and is seen as an “escalating threat,” said Rob Wainwright, the head of Europol, Europe’s policing agency.

Source: Mint May 15, 2017 03:00 UTC