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Massive ransomware attacks reported worldwide

WASHINGTON (May 13, 2017): A large number of ransomware attacks were reported across the world on Friday leaving thousands of computers infected in different organizations.

Computes at thousands of locations have been locked by a program that demands $300 in Bitcoin. Ransomware attacks targeted 74 countries including  US, UK, China, Russia, Spain, Italy and Taiwan.

A security firm Kaspersky Lab has recorded more than 45,000 attacks in 74 countries in the past 10 hours. Most of the attacks have targeted Russia.

The ransomware, called “WannaCry,” locks down all the files on an infected computer and asks the computer’s administrator to pay in order to regain control of them.  A hacking group leaked the exploit in a trove of other NSA spy tools last month.