Europol, the European Union's police agency, says the international "ransomware" cyberattack that began on Friday has so far hit more than 100,000 organizations in at least 150 countries.
Spokesman Jan Op Gen Oorth said Sunday that the number of individuals who have fallen victim to the cyberextortion attack could be much higher.
He said it was too early to say who is behind the onslaught and what their motivation was.
The main challenge, he said, was the fast-spreading capabilities of the malware, but added that so far, not many people have paid the ransoms that the virus demands.
He warned that more people may be hit by the virus Monday when they return to work and switch on their computers...http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/global-ransomware-attack-hits-more-than-one-hundred-thousand-1.4114572
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