WannaCry virus invades Botswana

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A computer virus by the name WannaCry that has hit over 150 countries since Friday has invaded Botswana leading to a shut down of Government services yesterday.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications informed the general public through a press release about the virus, which began spreading widely across the world on May 12, 2017.

It is reported that so far 200,000 victims in 150 countries across the world have been affected by the WannaCry virus. The Ministry’s press release reads, “the ministry on behalf of the Government, is taking the necessary precautionary steps to secure all systems whose integrity can be adversely affected.

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