Responsibility. But we know thats stopped because of people who work for bay area companies. How did it happen, john . Reporter proof point is based here, but it was one of their researchers who first figured out how the malware was spreading and how to put a stop on it. It was based on code that was allegedly stolen from the nsa and the attackers have used it to rake in tens of millions of dollars. Ransom ware is purely done for profit motive. Reporter it locks up your files and demands your money, but whats unusual, is the way it spreads. Its spread by this very old file sharing mechanism. So fast it may have even surprised the attackers. The volume of this has been so out of control that the attackers themselves cant keep up with the requests any longer, so even if you pay the ransom at this point, theres no guarantee youll get your files back. Reporter in the end, it was proof point that helped stop the spread using a kill switch. Once the kill switch was activated, the malware wou
Times and Washington Post claim that President Trump shared sensitive intelligence information. U. S. Officials told the times and post it could expose the information source and jeopardize a critical relationship. The lawmakers want to know more. We have to have a special prosecutor, to look into what is russias connection, both with the election and ongoing. Congressman ericswolwell also called for an independent investigation. Congressman k ar unwittingly sharing the intel would be dangerous, but doing it intentionally is much worse. Meanwhile the Investigation Continues into that massive ransom ware attack on computers all over the world. You heard on world news tonight it may have originated in north korea. No one has claimed responsibility. But we know thats stopped because of people who work for bay area companies. How did it happen, john . Reporter proof point is based here, but it was one of their researchers who first figured out how the malware was spreading and how to put a
Erin como has traffic. We have heat today, some scattered thunderstorms later this afternoon but heat does break for the weekend. Much cooler weather in place. Er are eerin. A deadly hitandrun has two lanes of 210 shut down. Residents at a Prince Georges County home awake concerned by flames ripping through their home. The home is not far from the university of maryland. Our Melanie Alnwick live in University Park with more. What happened here, mel . Reporter hey, good morning, guys. Want to let you know first of all that baltimore avenue is back opened now but you can see here just the complete devastation. Watery and smoky mess left behind here. The orange tag on the door showing that this place is condemned. It was about 2 oclock in the morning when the fire started. Firefighters tell me that when they arrived the fire and the flames were shooting from the basement to the center of the house and all the way through the roof. This is the kind of fire that went u this video here provi
Abc 7 News Reporter Tiffany Wilson is there live with everything that you need to know. Tiffany . Good morning, kristen. Well, tonights headlineser are gorillas, and right now they are doing their sound check out on the main stage behind me. A lot of people are very excited about their show, but, of course, they are also excited about the gourmet food. Heavy mist hangs in the air over an empty stage. The soaking green gas is spotteded with new compost bags and the surrounding white tents stand waiting for patrons. This is outside area before the kay yorks, before the crowds, before the noise. Michael tosini is about to make a lot of friends. People get thirsty here. Reporter hes running one of the many bother booths. I dont know the numbers, i would say more than a keg a person but thats probably a lie. Reporter other bartenders arent quite sure. My first outside lands, really excited. Reporter her strategy is simple. Reporter if youre having a good time, everyone else will have a good
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