Anonymous British blogger becomes accidental hero by stalling global cyber attack for just £8 as crippled NHS finally gets up and running after ‘atom bomb of malware’ halts car production and hits more than 100 countries

Saturday, May 13, 2017
By Paul Martin

UK blogger, 22, ‘accidentally’ found method to block spread of cyber attack
He found way to register virus as a website which caused a ‘kill switch’
But he warned the code could be changed and urged users to update systems
‘Unprecedented’ attack has crippled the NHS and cancelled operations
Home Secretary unable to confirm whether any patient files have been lost
More than 130,000 infections have been detected across 100 countries
Experts say affected computers being used as ‘zombies’ to spread virus and the attack could be ‘only just beginning’ with fears of a second wave

By JOSEPH CURTIS
DailyMail.com
13 May 2017

A UK blogger appears to have discovered a ‘kill switch’ that has slowed the spread of the cyber attack wreaking havoc across the globe – for now.

The 22-year-old UK-based cyber security worker, tweeting as @MalwareTechBlog, said the discovery was accidental after he spotted a loophole in the code that meant he could block the virus.

By registering the domain name the virus tries to connect with when it infects a new computer as a website, it caused the malware to enact an ’emergency stop’.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd said six hospitals remained affected by the malware today with the 42 others affected returning to normal.
Ms Rudd, who chaired a Cobra meeting into the crisis this afternoon, confirmed 48 hospitals were affected by the scam, with many cancelling operations and telling patients to steer clear of A&E departments.

It comes as a Nissan factory in Sunderland is the latest victim of the hack after it spread from NHS hospitals to industry.

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