COMMENT

The scariest thing about this hack is that it may be the precursor to a more catastrophic attack. Criminal gangs will now be working on ways to recreate it in Windows 7, 8 and 10. Millions of users worldwide would have their lives ruined by such an attack. It feels like a case of ‘when’ not ‘if’, so we’ve cancelled the cover feature of our next issue to bring you the latest advice on staying safe in this deadly new age of ransomware.