WannaCry affects computers 'within minutes'

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A honeypot server has been instrumental in finding a new vulnerability in the WannaCry ransomware.

To demonstrate the potential danger caused by the WannaCry exploit, a French security researcher set up a honeypot server over the weekend - which was attacked six times in 90 minutes. 'Benkow_'...

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