May 14, 17 / Gem 22, 01 17:34 UTC
Survival Guide: Ransomware (World's biggest cyberattack sends countries into 'disaster recovery mode') ¶
As per CNN " The attack is a virus that locks people out of their computer files until they pay a ransom to the hackers. Experts say the spread of the virus had been stymied by a security researcher in the U.K. Hackers have issued new versions of the virus that cyber security organizations are actively trying to counter and stamp out. "We will get a decryption tool eventually, but for the moment, it's still a live threat and we're still in disaster recovery mode," Rob Wainwright, the head of the European Union's law enforcement agency Europol, told CNN's Becky Anderson on Sunday. He added that the agency is still analyzing the virus and has yet to identify who is responsible for the attack. You can read this link for further information to get yourself familiarize with the threat and protect yourself against it.