A WannaCry Flaw Could Help Some Windows XP Victims Get Files Back

Published: May 26, 2017, 8:59 a.m.

Since the WannaCry ransomware ripped through the internet late last week, infecting hundreds of thousands of machines and locking up critical systems from healthcare to transportation, cryptographers have searched for a cure. Finding a flaw in WannaCry\u2019s encryption scheme, after all, the could decrypt all those systems without any ransom. Now one French researcher says he\u2019s foundat least a hint of a very limited remedy.