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| WannaCry ransomware cyber-attacks slow but fears remain | WannaCry ransomware cyber-attacks slow but fears remain |
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| A computer malware that has spread across 150 countries appears to be slowing down, with few reports of fresh attacks globally on Monday. | A computer malware that has spread across 150 countries appears to be slowing down, with few reports of fresh attacks globally on Monday. |
| A spokesperson for police agency Europol said the situation in Europe "seems stable". | A spokesperson for police agency Europol said the situation in Europe "seems stable". |
| In Asia, where many offices closed before the WannaCry ransomware struck on Friday, the attack has been less severe than expected. | In Asia, where many offices closed before the WannaCry ransomware struck on Friday, the attack has been less severe than expected. |
| The ransomware takes over users' files, demanding $300 (£230) to restore them. | The ransomware takes over users' files, demanding $300 (£230) to restore them. |
| The White House said on Monday that under $70,000 (£54,000) had been paid in total in a bid to get any locked data released. | The White House said on Monday that under $70,000 (£54,000) had been paid in total in a bid to get any locked data released. |
| Payments could go up as the ransomware warned the cost would double after three days, and threatened to delete files within seven days if no payment was made. | Payments could go up as the ransomware warned the cost would double after three days, and threatened to delete files within seven days if no payment was made. |
| Computer giant Microsoft said the attack, which has affected hundreds of thousands of computers, should serve as a wake-up call. | Computer giant Microsoft said the attack, which has affected hundreds of thousands of computers, should serve as a wake-up call. |
| Among the organisations targeted worldwide have been Germany's rail network Deutsche Bahn, Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica, US logistics giant FedEx and Russia's interior ministry. | Among the organisations targeted worldwide have been Germany's rail network Deutsche Bahn, Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica, US logistics giant FedEx and Russia's interior ministry. |
| What was the situation on Monday? | What was the situation on Monday? |
| Many firms employed experts over the weekend to try to prevent new infections. | Many firms employed experts over the weekend to try to prevent new infections. |
| Senior spokesman for Europol, Jan Op Gen Oorth, told the AFP news agency: "The number of victims appears not to have gone up and so far the situation seems stable in Europe, which is a success. | Senior spokesman for Europol, Jan Op Gen Oorth, told the AFP news agency: "The number of victims appears not to have gone up and so far the situation seems stable in Europe, which is a success. |
| "It seems that a lot of internet security guys over the weekend did their homework and ran the security software updates." | "It seems that a lot of internet security guys over the weekend did their homework and ran the security software updates." |
| UK Health Minister Jeremy Hunt confirmed to the BBC that UK intelligence services had found no evidence of a second wave of attacks on Monday. | UK Health Minister Jeremy Hunt confirmed to the BBC that UK intelligence services had found no evidence of a second wave of attacks on Monday. |
| The badly affected National Health Service said seven out of 47 trusts that were hit were still facing serious issues. | The badly affected National Health Service said seven out of 47 trusts that were hit were still facing serious issues. |
| French carmaker Renault said its plant in the northern town of Douai would not reopen on Monday as it dealt with the cyber-attack. | French carmaker Renault said its plant in the northern town of Douai would not reopen on Monday as it dealt with the cyber-attack. |
| In Asia, the spread was reportedly slowing, with banking systems largely unaffected: | In Asia, the spread was reportedly slowing, with banking systems largely unaffected: |
| US President Donald Trump's Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert has also confirmed that no US federal government systems were affected. | US President Donald Trump's Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert has also confirmed that no US federal government systems were affected. |
| Who is behind the attack? | Who is behind the attack? |
| This won't take long. Nobody knows. Europol's Jan Op Gen Oorth said: "A bit early to say... but we are working on a decrypting tool". | This won't take long. Nobody knows. Europol's Jan Op Gen Oorth said: "A bit early to say... but we are working on a decrypting tool". |
| Associated Press quoted Tim Wellsmore, of US security firm FireEye, as saying: "We expect this is a small operation... They just happened to hit the mother lode." | Associated Press quoted Tim Wellsmore, of US security firm FireEye, as saying: "We expect this is a small operation... They just happened to hit the mother lode." |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin said: "Russia has absolutely nothing to do with it." | Russian President Vladimir Putin said: "Russia has absolutely nothing to do with it." |
| EU Commissioner for Security Julian King told the BBC on Monday that the EU was proposing legislation to reinforce cyber security in the wake of the attack. | EU Commissioner for Security Julian King told the BBC on Monday that the EU was proposing legislation to reinforce cyber security in the wake of the attack. |
| Some private sector security researchers say they have seen some similarities between some of the code in the recent attack and some linked to North Korea in the past. | |
| Security officials in the UK, however, say they have not seen anything they would regard as hard evidence, Gordon Corera, the BBC's security correspondent, reports. | |
| Should people pay? | Should people pay? |
| Companies in Asia and Europe have been warning employees to be careful when clicking on attachments and links in their emails. | Companies in Asia and Europe have been warning employees to be careful when clicking on attachments and links in their emails. |
| The message from the UK's National Crime Agency was "do not pay!" - there is no guarantee that systems will be restored. | The message from the UK's National Crime Agency was "do not pay!" - there is no guarantee that systems will be restored. |
| Michael Gazeley, of Network Box, a Hong Kong-based cyber-security firm, told Reuters there were still "many 'landmines' waiting in people's inboxes", adding that his firm had detected a new version that infected users directly via a malicious link on hacked websites. | Michael Gazeley, of Network Box, a Hong Kong-based cyber-security firm, told Reuters there were still "many 'landmines' waiting in people's inboxes", adding that his firm had detected a new version that infected users directly via a malicious link on hacked websites. |
| Becky Pinkard, from Digital Shadows, a UK-based cyber-security firm, also said it would be easy for the initial attackers or "copy-cat authors" to change the virus code so it is difficult to guard against. | Becky Pinkard, from Digital Shadows, a UK-based cyber-security firm, also said it would be easy for the initial attackers or "copy-cat authors" to change the virus code so it is difficult to guard against. |
| A UK security researcher known as "MalwareTech", who helped to limit the ransomware attack, had predicted "another one coming... quite likely on Monday". | A UK security researcher known as "MalwareTech", who helped to limit the ransomware attack, had predicted "another one coming... quite likely on Monday". |
| MalwareTech, whose name was revealed in UK media to be 22-year-old Marcus Hutchins, was hailed as an "accidental hero" after registering a domain name to track the spread of the virus, which actually ended up halting it. | MalwareTech, whose name was revealed in UK media to be 22-year-old Marcus Hutchins, was hailed as an "accidental hero" after registering a domain name to track the spread of the virus, which actually ended up halting it. |
| What's behind Microsoft's 'wake-up call' warning? | What's behind Microsoft's 'wake-up call' warning? |
| The computing giant says the tool used in this current attack had been developed by the US National Security Agency and was stolen by hackers. | The computing giant says the tool used in this current attack had been developed by the US National Security Agency and was stolen by hackers. |
| It is highly critical of the way governments store data on software vulnerabilities. | It is highly critical of the way governments store data on software vulnerabilities. |
| Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith said on Sunday: "We have seen vulnerabilities stored by the CIA show up on Wikileaks, and now this vulnerability stolen from the NSA has affected customers around the world. | Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith said on Sunday: "We have seen vulnerabilities stored by the CIA show up on Wikileaks, and now this vulnerability stolen from the NSA has affected customers around the world. |
| "An equivalent scenario with conventional weapons would be the US military having some of its Tomahawk missiles stolen." | "An equivalent scenario with conventional weapons would be the US military having some of its Tomahawk missiles stolen." |
| The organisation also said that many organisations had failed to keep their systems up to date, allowing the virus to spread. | The organisation also said that many organisations had failed to keep their systems up to date, allowing the virus to spread. |
| Microsoft said it had released a Windows security update in March to tackle the problem involved in the latest attack, but many users were yet to run it. | Microsoft said it had released a Windows security update in March to tackle the problem involved in the latest attack, but many users were yet to run it. |
| How roots can be traced to the US | How roots can be traced to the US |
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