Ransomware attack: 75,000 global victims of cyberattack, says French police
Ransomware attack has affected over a dozen countries
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The unprecedented global cyberattack affected "more than 75,000 victims" in dozens of countries, French police said in a statement Saturday, the day after the ransomware hit Russia's banks, British hospitals and European car factories among others.
"This is a provisional figure of the number of infected computers and could rise significantly over the coming days," Valerie Maldonado, deputy head of the French police's anti- Cybercrime Office told AFP.
"This is a provisional figure of the number of infected computers and could rise significantly over the coming days," Valerie Maldonado, deputy head of the French police's anti- Cybercrime Office told AFP.
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First Published: May 14 2017 | 10:47 AM IST