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a fast moving wave of huge cyberattacks has swept the globe affecting computers in thousands of locations. it s thought the hackers used tools developed by the us national security agency, and were leaked online last month. users have found themselves locked by a programme that demands a $300 payment to restore their access. there have been reports of infections in 99 countries. britain s national health service was one of those hit. hospitals and doctors surgeries were forced to turn away patients and cancel appointments. a number of spanish firms, including telecoms giant telefonica, suffered from the outbreak. there were reports that staff at the firms were told to turn off their computers. russia was also hit. the interior ministry there said it had localised the virus . our technology correspondent rory cellanjones has more. it looked, at first, like an attackjust on hospitals in the uk, but it s now becoming clear that this malicious software has run riot around ....
a fast moving wave of huge cyberattacks has swept the globe affecting computers in thousands of locations. it s thought the hackers used tools developed by the us national security agency, and were leaked online last month. users have found themselves locked out by a programme that demands a $300 payment to restore their access. there have been reports of infections in 99 countries. britian‘s national health service was one of those hit. hospitals and doctors‘ surgeries were forced to turn away patients and cancel appointments. a number of spanish companies, including telecoms giant telefonica, suffered from the outbreak. there were reports that staff there were told to turn off their computers. russia was also hit. the interior ministry has said it has localised the virus . our technology correspondent rory cellanjones has more. it looked, at first, like an attackjust on hospitals in the uk, but it s now becoming clear that this malicious software has run riot aro ....
fedex were also badly hit. here s our technology correspondent rory cellanjones. it looked at first like an attack just on hospitals in the uk, but it is now becoming clear that this malicious software has run riot around the world. russia, the united states and many points in between have been hit by what is now a common form of cybercrime. ransomware is becoming the tool of choice for an awful lot of criminals, simply because it is very easy to make money very quickly. you can buy ransomware online for as little as $39. it s quite cheap. at the top end of the market it comes with support and payment systems to help you get your money. so how does ransomware work? it often arrives in the form of an innocuous looking e mail. when you click on that link the malicious software is downloaded and spreads rapidly through your network, locking up all the files on it. then a message flashes up on screen is warning that if you want your data and locked you will have to pay a ra ....
affecting computers in thousands of locations. it s thought the hackers used tools developed by the us national security agency, and were leaked online last month. users have found themselves locked out by a programme that demands a $300 payment to restore their access. there have been reports of infections in 99 countries. britian‘s national health service was one of those hit. hospitals and doctors‘ surgeries were forced to turn away patients and cancel appointments. a number of spanish companies, including telecoms giant telefonica, suffered from the outbreak. there were reports that staff there were told to turn off their computers. russia was also hit. the interior ministry said it had localised the virus . our technology correspondent rory cellanjones has more. it looked at first like an attack just on hospitals in the uk, but it is now becoming clear that this malicious software has run riot around the world. russia, the united states and many points in betw ....
rory cellan jones reports. it looked at first like an attack just on hospitals in the uk, but it is now becoming clear that this malicious software has run riot around the world. russia, the united states and many points in between have been hit by what is now a common form of cybercrime. ransomware is becoming the tool of choice for an awful lot of criminals, simply because it is very easy to make money very quickly. you can buy ransomware online for as little as $39. it s quite cheap. at the top end of the market it comes with support and payment systems to help you get your money. so how does ransomware work? it often arrives in the form of an innocuous looking e mail. when you click on that link the malicious software is downloaded and spreads rapidly through your network, locking up all the files on it. then a message flashes up on screen is warning that if you want your data and locked that if you want your data unlocked you will have to pay a ransom, often in bit ....