Leading global companies in Europe and the United States have been subjected to a sweeping electronic attack, resulting in malfunctions in their computers and operating systems.
It is expected to spread to more countries around the world. In Ukraine, the attack targeted the largest airport in the capital Kiev, in addition to a number of companies and banks. Ukrainian media reports said computers in government departments were out of service because of the cyber attack.
Deputy Prime Minister Pavel Rosinko said that there was a mistake on all screens due to a problem in the network, so that all computers in government buildings are not working, according to the Interfax news agency.
The National Bank of Ukraine warned all banks and financial institutions of the attack, likely to be an electronic virus used in the attack for extortion, where a message appeared on a screen asking to send $ 300 to a specific address. The attack spread across other countries.
In Russia, Russia's Ross Net reported that the company's server had been attacked by a huge Hackers, prompting the Russian company to go to the security services.
In Britain, the ad group Webb said its computer networks at several locations had been targeted. For its part, said the US pharmaceutical company "Merck", it is the first US company under attack. Group-IB, a company specializing in early detection of cyber threats, said: "A virus called Petya is behind the cyber attacks.
The UK's National Cyber Security Center is investigating how many British companies have been beaten and "trying to gain an understanding of the rapidly moving situation." Technical experts, who have seen footage on social platforms, say they carry the hallmarks of Ransomware, which restricts access to its computer system and demands a ransom for the software maker for access to files.
The digital expert Bogdan Putzato said he had examined samples of the program and was likely to be in line with the Golden Eye program, a ransom program that has been spreading for months.
The virus spreads rapidly, leaving a message with an e-mail address, but many messages sent to that address do not meet a quick response.
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