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In a age where even fruit juice squeezers require an internet connection , the chances of getting attacked by a malicious entity seeking revenge , some sinister prank or a few bucks off retired folks from  a money transfer is very real , but for a while , we have taken computer security for granted , either due to the lack of a powerful "reality check" or the lack of attention , most of us have left our devices vulnerable to exploits , and now , as of yesterday , over a hundred thousand computers in over a hundred countries have been blocked, encrypted and kept on a swords edge  by a new type of malware -  Say hello to Wanna Cry , the worlds most advanced randsomware yet . Wanna cry , also known as WannaCryptor ,WannacCryptor(2.0) Wanna Decryptor  basically encrypts your whole computer /atm/ medical equipment / displays or basically anything running Microsoft's Windows operating system (including server , RT and others) and displays a message asking for a rans...

In the good old days of tech , Macs were considered to be safe and "Virus free" , but now in the age of  large scale spying and eavesdropping and cloud storage violations , that term might just be a thing of a past ,and the latest "WireLurker" malware might be Apple's worst nightmare yet . Wirelurker - a Chinese iOS and OSX based virus is probably a first of its kind Trojan horse program that can attach and replicate its malicious code through apps , 467 apps ,which have been downloaded from third party app stores in China ( Maiyadi appstore) over 350,000 times has started the inditial crisis , Wirelurker also has a backup method of infecting and this is done through USB connections , the host device , which is already compromised with the virus can transmit Wirelurker when a iOS device like a iPhone or iPad is connected to sync or even charge .Apple recommends users not to use 3rd party USB connectors or unrecognized computers as a precautionary measure. ...