Cyber Attack: Ransomware causing chaos globally - BBC News

Tens of thousands of organisations have been caught out by a computer virus called WannaCry. The malicious software locks data away and demands a payment of up to $300 (£230) a time before it will restore scrambled files. In the UK, many hospitals fell victim and some health organisations diverted ambulances and cancelled non-essential services as they sought to contain and clean up the infection. Infections in more than 99 nations are being reported by security firms. It appears that the hardest hit are Russia and Spain.

[karlliebknecht]

The real criminals in this story are those who saw fit to keep running Windows XP after it reached end of life.

[guled]

What's even more terrifying than this, is that the nuclear submarines all runs on windows xp

[nonessentialistantiantisem]

It's odd that Israel hasn't been effected. Maybe they're the perpetrator.

[davidfeng]

Isn't this cyber attack scamming?

[oth_man]

in spain affect in ciberattak in Telefónica

[austritistan]

This is one of those videos where the overall content is great and helpful but the comments are pure cancer

[nicolasbreithaupt]

ICRC Geneva told me, its okay cyber attack

[robertenglish]

what is it
why news about malware
affecting many computers and malware, recently ?
dont tell me what to do in mY own home, yo

[CallMeGaffer]

So you're telling me THAT many people are stupid enough to click on an attachment from an Email they don't expect? Wow..

[allon]

Big corporations are always slow to update their software, because they are too under-funded in this area!! ha ha

[MrJoysiq]

Microsoft knew about the NSA spying loopholes and after the software was leaked they magically patch the exploit in the latest update.. soo dodgy

[shineshine]

PewDiePie is doing ransomware attack on tseries 🚨🚨🚨🚨

[penguinlivesmatter]

This is how Trump will pay for the mexico border wall!!

[delta_cosmic]

This is worst then CIH virus for Windows 98.

[zealot]

Thanks, NSA, smart enough to develop cyber nuke weapon and dumb enough to be hacked.

[budvarlager]

Wait wait wait.... Can you update the security shit if you have pirated Windows?

[nicolasbreithaupt]

They are at Pratunam Thailand Bangkok restaurant Nigerian

[thembanitheone]

🐴🐎 you can take them to water, you can't make them drink

[mrtedclayton]

ever since the nytimes was hacked back in 2013, i knew cyber warfare was going to be a very serious threat.

[MarkieMcG.]

I haven't checked my emails since '97 so I should be good...