A large number of organizations around the world have been involved on Friday by a hacker attack, which through malicious software seeks money as an exchange for the re-running of the system.
Computers in thousands of locations are infected and for their re-running the program requires $ 300 in bitcoin. Reports for hacker attacks come from 74 countries, among which are Great Britain, the United States, China, Russia, Spain, Italy and Taiwan. Most believe that these cases are interconnected, transmits KosovaPress.
A cyber security researcher on Twitter has revealed thousands of cases of malicious software that require cash compensation. A Kaspersky company source said the number of cases was increasing, while in Avast claiming "this is great".
Although Microsoft announced in March that it had released patches for these cases, upgraded systems were not installed on many computers, while some experts believe that the guilty hacker attack is the program known as the "worm", which spreads among Of computers.
The attacks have not escaped either the UK national health service and a large number of Spanish companies. Even FedEx has been involved in the attacks, although it is not specified in which territories it is, while similar news comes from Portugal Telecom.
Many companies advise employees to disconnect computers as a preventative measure against new attacks. Check Point, a security company, has announced that a new version of malicious software has been released today, while others claim it is spreading very quickly.
