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– theglobeandmail.com
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Cyberattack wave ebbs, but experts see risk of more
– canadianbusiness.com
The “ransomware” cyberattack that has hit companies and governments around the world ebbed in intensity on Monday, though experts warned that new versions of the virus could emerge.
Thousands more infections were reported Monday, largely in Asia, which had been closed for business when the malware first struck Friday. The cases were more contained, however, than the systemic outbreak that last week paralyzed computers running factories, banks, government agencies and transport systems around the world.
Many of the 200,000 victims in more than 150 countries were still struggling to recover from the first attack of the so-called “WannaCry” virus.
Carmaker Renault said one of its French plants, which employs 3,500 people, wasn’t reopening Monday as a “preventative step.”
Britain’s National Health Service said about a fifth of NHS trusts _ the regional bodies that run hospitals and clinics _ were hit by the attack on Friday, leading to thousands of cancelled appointments and operations…
Thousands more infections were reported Monday, largely in Asia, which had been closed for business when the malware first struck Friday. The cases were more contained, however, than the systemic outbreak that last week paralyzed computers running factories, banks, government agencies and transport systems around the world.
Many of the 200,000 victims in more than 150 countries were still struggling to recover from the first attack of the so-called “WannaCry” virus.
Carmaker Renault said one of its French plants, which employs 3,500 people, wasn’t reopening Monday as a “preventative step.”
Britain’s National Health Service said about a fifth of NHS trusts _ the regional bodies that run hospitals and clinics _ were hit by the attack on Friday, leading to thousands of cancelled appointments and operations…
