Cybersecurity
New Wave of Ransom Threats Seen in Unprecedented Attack
- Renault, FedEx among companies affected by cyber-attack
- Europol says more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries hit
Europol Says Over 200,000 Computers Hit in Global Attack
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An unrivaled global cyber-attack is poised to continue claiming victims Monday as people return to work and turn on their desktop computers, even as hospitals and other facilities gained the upper hand against the first wave.
More than 200,000 computers in at least 150 countries have so far been infected, according to Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency. The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre said new cases of so-called ransomware are possible “at a significant scale.”