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"The Shadow Brokers." Criminal hackers then used it to create WannaCry ransomware, which destroyed hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide including hospitals and businesses. So yes, NSA tools ha
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"The Shadow Brokers." Criminal hackers then used it to create WannaCry ransomware, which destroyed hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide including hospitals and businesses. So yes, NSA tools have absolutely wrecked regular people's computers — just not intentionally targeting them.
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- Bluesky ↗ · first seen 2026-06-16 15:04 UTC
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