Massive worldwide ransomware attack hits more than 200,000 victims, and climbing

Massive worldwide ransomware attack hits more than 200,000 victims, and climbing

Dmitry Tishchenko/123RF On Friday, May 12, 2017, cybersecurity firm Avast reported on a massive ransomware attack that hit more than 75,000 victims in 99 countries and that had risen to over 126,000 in 104 countries by Saturday afternoon. While most of the targets were located in Russia, Ukraine, and Taiwan, other victims have been identified in Europe.

Dmitry Tishchenko/123RF On Friday, May 12, 2017, cybersecurity firm Avast reported on a massive ransomware attack that hit more than 75,000 victims in 99 countries and that had risen to over 126,000 in 104 countries by Saturday afternoon. While most of the targets were located in Russia, Ukraine, and Taiwan, other victims have been identified in Europe.