Welcome to bbc news. A large scale cyber attack that started in ukraine is continuing to spread across the world tonight. The virus freezes computers and demands that a ransom is paid. A danish shipping firm, a russian oil giant, an American Pharmaceutical Company and a british Advertising Agency are among the companies that have been hit. The cyber attack seems to be similar to the one that struck the nhs last month. Our security correspondent, gordon corera, has been monitoring. A cyber attack is sweeping across the globe taking systems off line. Another reminder of the risks we face. The first signs came in ukraine. Systems went down this morning. Some people tried to take money out of bank machines, found they couldnt. Even the radiation Monitoring System at the Chernobyl Nuclear plant was briefly taken offline. The scale was enormous. We had the virus spread, cyber virus on the transport, bank, media, infrastructure of ukraine, in government and in the co operative sectors as well
Welcome to bbc news. A large scale cyber attack that started in ukraine is continuing to spread across the world tonight. The virus freezes computers and demands that a ransom is paid. A danish shipping firm, a russian oil giant, an American Pharmaceutical Company and a british Advertising Agency are among the companies that have been hit. The cyber attack seems to be similar to the one that struck the nhs last month. Our security correspondent, gordon corera, has been monitoring. A cyber attack is sweeping across the globe taking systems off line. Another reminder of the risks we face. The first signs came in ukraine. Systems went down this morning. Some people tried to take money out of bank machines, found they couldnt. Even the radiation Monitoring System at the Chernobyl Nuclear plant was briefly taken offline. The scale was enormous. We had the virus spread, cyber virus on the transport, bank, media, infrastructure of ukraine, in government and in the co operative sectors as well
A large scale cyber attack that started in ukraine is continuing to spread across the world tonight. And what is it about england, germany and penalties . Englands under 21s crash out of the european championship. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News a record breaking score of 377 sets england up for a crushing victory over pakistan at leicester, in the womens world cup. Good evening. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has scrapped plans for a second referendum on independence by the spring of 2019. She said she had reconsidered the issue after the snp lost almost a third of its seats at westminster in the general election. She now says any decision on another vote will be delayed until after the uk has left the European Union. Our scotland editor, sarah smith, is at holyrood. Sophie, this is unquestionably a setback for Nicola Sturgeon. She set out a very clear timetable for an Independence Referendum between autumn next year and spring 2019, before brexit. After losing 21 m
Welcome to bbc news. A large scale cyber attack that started in ukraine is continuing to spread across the world tonight. The virus freezes computers and demands that a ransom is paid. A danish shipping firm, a russian oil giant, an American Pharmaceutical Company and a british Advertising Agency are among the companies that have been hit. The cyber attack seems to be similar to the one that struck the nhs last month. Our security correspondent, gordon corera, has been monitoring. A cyber attack is sweeping across the globe taking systems off line. Another reminder of the risks we face. The first signs came in ukraine. Systems went down this morning. Some people tried to take money out of bank machines, found they couldnt. Even the radiation Monitoring System at the Chernobyl Nuclear plant was briefly taken offline. The scale was enormous. We had the virus spread, cyber virus on the transport, bank, media, infrastructure of ukraine, in government and in the co operative sectors as well
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