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Microsoft uncovers Windows bug that left computers open to massive global virus

Microsoft has uncovered a software bug in old versions of its Windows operating system that could be used to carry out a global-scale cyber-attack.

If the bug is discovered by hackers, they could unleash a computer virus similar to the Wannacry attack that crippled the NHS and thousands of other machines in 2017.

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