A Windows bug is so bad that even the NSA is urging PC users to update

A vulnerability in older versions of the Windows operating system is so bad that even the NSA has chimed in alongside Microsoft to encourage users to download an update containing a fix for the vulnerability.  The vulnerability could lead to similar malware like the WannaCry ransomware from 2017 that prevented users from accessing their data unless they paid a ransom.  It could also lead to denial of service attacks, which have the potential to shut down crucial systems. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Microsoft and the National Security Agency (NSA) are urging Windows computer users to update their operating systems after a vulnerability was discovered in older versions of the Windows operating system that could lead to malware similar to the devastating “WannaCry” ransomware from 2017. The vulnerability is called “BlueKeep,” which the NSA says could spread across the internet without user interaction like clicking a malicious link. It affects Windows 7, Windows XP, and Server 2003 and 2008. The BlueKeep vulnerability poses such a danger that Microsoft issued an update fix for Windows XP, a version of the Windows operating system that Microsoft stopped supporting back in 2014.  Nearly one million computers are still vulnerable to the…

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