The Tech Corner

The Tech Corner is a technology news and advice column presented each week courtesy of Melvin McCrary at Georgia Computer Depot in Cedartown. with Kaspersky staff to discuss the issue and had no reply.

After WannaCry, governments, security firms and industrial groups advised businesses and consumers to make sure all their computers were updated with all Microsoft security patches.

Russian security firm Kaspersky said a Ukrainian news site for the city of Bakhumut was also hacked and used to distribute the ransomware to visitors, encrypting data on their machines.

Production at the Cadbury factory on the Australian island state of Tasmania was halted after their computer systems went down.

Russia's Rosneft, one of the world's biggest crude producers by volume, said on Tuesday its systems had suffered "serious consequences" but oil production had not been affected because it switched to backup systems.

The following birth announcements were submitted by Floyd Medical Center on June 28, 2017. Congratulations go out to the following new parents in Polk County.

Stella Grace Truett was born on June 21, 2017 to Megan and Ricky Truett of Aragon.

Storm Raven Joyce Stoner was born on June 23, 2017 to Carolyn and Matthew Stoner of Lindale.

Amelia Rose Robinson was born on June 24, 2017 to Megan Bentley and Jacob Robinson of Rockmart.

Lorelei Mackenzie Southern was born on June 26, 2017 to Haley and Kyle Southern of Rockmart.