'It's like WannaCry all over again': new ransomware attack infects computers across Europe

By News on the Net -- CBC —— Bio and Archives June 27, 2017

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A major ransomware attack on Tuesday hit computers at Russia's biggest oil company, the country's banks, Ukraine's international airport as well as global shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk. Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Group IB said hackers had exploited code developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) that was leaked and then used in the WannaCry ransomware attack that caused global disruption in May. -- More...