The Internet community was able to breathe a temporary sigh of relief after a 22-year-old security researcher accidentally discovered a way to thwart WannaCrypt, a fast-spreading strain of malware that was stolen from the National Security Agency. After reaching tens of thousands of systems in over 70 countries within the first few hours,

Source: Hot Hardware – Security Researcher Temporarily Stops WannaCry Global Ransomware Attack Dead In Its Tracks