Microsoft criticizes governments for stockpiling cyber weapons, says attack is 'wake-up call'

Microsoft has criticized governments for storing computer exploits secretly, calling the attack continues WannaCry ransomware to "wake up."

Ransomware, also called WannaCrypt, was first observed on Friday and affected at least 200,000 computers in more than 150 countries, including some in hospitals, blocking until their owners paid a rebate to Bitcoin attackers.

Some security experts expect a second wave of attacks began Monday morning, as employees and how to get to work and return on affected computers.

WannaCry software is particularly virulent, as it does not necessarily require users to take action, such as clicking a link or downloading software to propagate; It can also be propagated automatically using file sharing systems on networks.

WannaCry uses a vulnerability in earlier versions of Windows originally discovered and used by the US National Security Agency as an offensive cyber weapon.

"This attack is another example of why government storage vulnerabilities are a problem," Microsoft President Brad Smith wrote in a blog post Sunday.

"We have seen vulnerabilities stored by the CIA to appear on WikiLeaks, and customers now this stolen NSA vulnerability has hit the world. On several occasions, the exploits in the hands of governments have gone public and caused considerable damage ".

Smith's post destroyed Microsoft critics by pointing out that the company has released a patch for vulnerability earlier this year, but many organizations have not patched older computers. Smith also said Microsoft has been working all day to help affected customers, even older operating systems that are no longer supported.

But he also warns that similar attacks will recur unless governments stop stockpiling these kinds of vulnerabilities:

Surface Laptop images leak ahead of Microsoft's event

Microsoft seems to throw a laptop surface at an event in New York City tomorrow. Twitter user WalkingCat shared several photos of what is simply "Laptop size", and it looks like Microsoft's response to Google Chromebook Pixel. The laptop area should include a 13.5-inch PixelSense display and comes in four colors: platinum, burgundy, cobalt blue and gold graphite.

Microsoft laptop also includes a alcantara keyboard, the same material used in the top keyboard option Surface Pro 4. It is not clear what the CPU and other hardware power of the mobile area, but the pictures show that it will be a USB port Normal, a Mini DisplayPort and a conventional surface power connector. Microsoft does not seem to adopt USB type C ports for its portable surface.

The portable area should also weigh 2.76 pounds, with a thickness of 14.47 mm at the back and 9.9 mm at the front. Microsoft's display should include 3.4 million pixels, suggesting that the company uses a 1080p panel for what appears to be a 3: 2 aspect ratio to 13.5 inches.

WalkingCat also says that surface laptop also runs Windows 10 S, a common name for the alternative Chrome OS Microsoft. We expect Microsoft to introduce the new version of Windows 10 tomorrow, including its ability to run only Windows Store applications. We will have to wait until tomorrow for the complete details of Microsoft, but this portable surface is seen as a high quality alternative to the Chromebook Pixel. It is likely that Microsoft will place this material as the premium for its new efforts with Windows 10 S.