Tool created to aid cleanup from Microsoft hack in broad use


A tool designed to help businesses protect themselves from further compromises after a global hack of Microsoft email server software has been downloaded more than 25,000 times since it was released last week, according to the White House’s National Security Council. As a result, the number of vulnerable systems has fallen by 45%. — AP

WASHINGTON: A tool designed to help businesses protect themselves from further compromises after a global hack of Microsoft email server software has been downloaded more than 25,000 times since it was released last week, the White House’s National Security Council said on March 22.

As a result, the number of vulnerable systems has fallen by 45%, according to an NSC spokesperson.

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