【AFP = current affair】 Rob Wainwright of the European Police Agency (Euro-Paul, Europol) said on Wednesday that damage caused by an unprecedented worldwide cyber attack occurred two days ago to more than 150 countries worldwide And that the number of damages exceeded 200,000 or more.
In the cyber attack that occurred on the 12th, a virus called "Ransomuuea" was used, and hackers made the data of the user unusable, and in exchange for cancellation, in the virtual currency "Bitcoin" " Ransom (Ransom) "payment.
According to Secretary Wainwright, so far only a few victims respond to payment requests, but the situation is still getting worse. He also said he was concerned about the possible spread of infections to Ransomware at the end of the week when people returned to work.
