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Ransomware virus hits computer servers across the globe
MOSCOW/KIEV — A ransomware attack hit computers across the world on Tuesday, taking out servers at Russia’s biggest oil company, disrupting operations at Ukrainian banks, and shutting down computers at multinational shipping and advertising firms. Cyber security experts said those behind the attack appeared to have exploited the same type...
New Wave of Cyberattacks Spreads from Russia across Globe
A wave of cyberattacks hit Russia and Ukraine before spreading to western Europe and North America on Tuesday, in the second global outbreak of so-called ransomware in less than two months. Ukraine’s central bank, Kiev’s main airport, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site, and a string of multinational companies, including US...
Ukraine military spy killed in Kiev car blast
KIEV: A suspected car bombing in Kiev on Tuesday killed a Ukrainian military intelligence officer in an incident classified as a “terrorist act” by police, officials said. Police said the explosion tore through a Mercedes car several kilometres from the heart of the Ukrainian capital at around 0800 GMT, killing the driver and leaving charred...
Israeli companies said hit in global wave of cyberattacks
Three firms reportedly affected as part of modified ‘Petrwrap’ virus that began in Russia and Ukraine and quickly spread around the world …read more Source: The Times of...
New cyber attacks spread across Europe to the US
KIEV // A global wave of cyber attacks which began in Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday spread to Western Europe and across the Atlantic, and wrought havoc on government and corporate computer systems.Several multinational companies were targeted, including US pharmaceutical giant Merck, Russian state oil giant Rosneft, British advertising giant WPP...
Companies hit by global ransomware attack on June 27
Ukraine’s international airport, global shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk and the world’s biggest advertising agency WPP hit …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine targeted by worst cyber attack in its history
Ukraine has been targeted by the worst cyber attack in its history after a ransomware caused outages on computer networks of the country’s government and other key organizations. …read more Source: Iran...
Ukraine targeted by worst cyber attack in its history
Ukraine’s computer networks are hit by the worst cyber attack in the history of the country. …read more Source:...
New cyberattack creates chaos across Europe
A new cyberattack similar to WannaCry is spreading across Europe, hitting major companies from Moscow to Copenhagen and disrupting governmen systems in Kiev.More than 80 companies in Russia and Ukraine were affected by the Petya virus that disabled computers on Tuesday and demanded users pay $300 (Dh1,100) in cryptocurrency to unlock them....
Multinationals hit by vast wave of cyberattacks
KIEV — Several multinational companies said Tuesday they were targeted in a massive wave of cyberattacks which started in Russia and Ukraine before spreading to western Europe. Danish sea transport company Maersk, British advertising giant WPP and the French industrial group Saint-Gobain were among those who said they came under attack and put...
