Ransomware

Ransomware is a virus the effects the Windows software and it takes over your files on your computer. To quote “Get Files Back” It makes you pay the virus owner ,WannaCry, Bitcoins to get files back. Ransomware also says that without payment in 3 days the price to get your files back raises. This virus has affected over tens of thousands of computers and over 112 countries. Europe is the hardest hit and this happened because there is a higher percentage of people who are not running a legal Windows software which they can be affected easier. The Reason that this virus can get to you is a hole in the coding of windows 10 that the virus effects. Although Microsoft has released a patch on March 14 to fix this hole in the coding many computers are still being affected. To fix this if your computer has automatic update then you should be fine, you can also get the patch on Microsoft's website.

Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/05/12/how-protect-yourself-against-ransomware-wannacry/101606116/