A day after a “ransomware” cyber attack struck dozens of countries around the world, members of the G7 on Saturday vowed to collaborate to offset future assaults, which have rattled institutions in the United States, Russia, Britain and elsewhere.
The malicious software deployed in the attack was stolen from the U.S. National Security Agency and used to hack into computer systems, encrypting information found there and demanding a ransom of $300 or more to unlock a device.
The news of the hacks first broke on Friday, when Britain’s National Health Service disclosed that some of its hospital system had been …read more
Source: PBS
