Massive global cyber attack
amsterdam - Several organizations around the world were hit by cyber attacks on Friday. There are reports about computers hosted by so-called ransomware from, among others, the United States, Great Britain, China, Russia, Spain and Italy.
In Britain, a large number of hospitals have been affected by the attack. Employees have been shut down from their computers and hospitals have to cancel appointments and move patients.
READ MORE: Cyber attack at English hospitals
According to security experts, the attacks have to do with each other. 'This is gigantic,' says one of them on Twitter.
It is a computer virus known as ransomware, of the type Wanna Decryptor. Ramsonware remotely encrypts files on computers and requires users to decode them again.
In Britain, a large number of hospitals have been affected by the attack. Employees have been shut down from their computers and hospitals have to cancel appointments and move patients.
READ MORE: Cyber attack at English hospitals
According to security experts, the attacks have to do with each other. 'This is gigantic,' says one of them on Twitter.
It is a computer virus known as ransomware, of the type Wanna Decryptor. Ramsonware remotely encrypts files on computers and requires users to decode them again.
36,000 detections of #WannaCry (aka #WanaCypt0r aka #WCry) #ransomware so far. Russia, Ukraine, and Taiwan leading. This is huge. pic.twitter.com/EaZcaxPta4
— Jakub Kroustek (@JakubKroustek) May 12, 2017
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