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Russia’s reputation as a cyber-savvy nation that churns out computing experts has been undermined by this weekend’s WannaCry ransomware attack.

The country had the largest number of computers infected in the massive cyberattack that has swept across the globe since May 12, according to security firm Kaspersky Lab. Avast, an antivirus company, said more than half of the 200,000 attacks it tracked targeted Russian users.

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