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| Many firms hit by major cyber-attacks | |
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| Kiev's main airport appears to have been among the victims of a spate of cyber-attacks. | |
| Boryspil's operator said that it could cause flights to be delayed. | |
| Others reporting problems include the Ukrainian central bank, the state power distributor Ukrenergo, the aircraft manufacturer Antonov, and two postal services. | |
| Other reports suggest that the problem is not limited to Ukraine. | |
| Russian oil producer Rosneft and Danish shipping company Maersk also say they face disruption, including its offices in the UK and Ireland. | |
| "We can confirm that Maersk IT systems are down across multiple sites and business units due to a cyber-attack," the Copenhagen-headquartered firm said via Twitter. | |
| "We continue to assess the situation. The safety of our employees, our operations and customers' business is our top priority." | |
| Spanish media reports that the offices of large multinationals such as food giant Mondelez and legal firm DLA Piper have suffered attacks. | |
| Some are speculating that it is a similar ransomware assault to the massive global Wannacry virus, which hit in May. | |
| Ukraine seems to have been particularly badly hit. | |
| Reports suggest that the Kiev metro system has stopped accepting payment cards while several chains of petrol stations have suspended operations. | |
| Ukraine's deputy prime minister has tweeted a picture appearing to show government systems have been affected. | |
| His caption reads: "Ta-daaa! Network is down at the Cabinet of Minister's secretariat." |