Cyberattack

World News Beat

By: Nathaniel Tok UKRAINE – Another massive cyberattack spreads worldwide Thousands of organizations reported attacks from a new computer virus last week, disrupting everything from shipping ports to chocolate production. The malicious software began its work in Ukraine, attacking the Chernobyl radiation monitoring system, banks, and the Ukrainian government. The virus encrypted data and demanded payments for recovery similar to the WannaCry cyberattacks that occurred in May. Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, concluded that this attack increased in sophistication, proving that cybercrime is changing rapidly. Businesses now have to deal with the fallout as financial losses from this attack…

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