Concerns about widespread cyberattacks in dozens of countries rise as work week begins
As the work week begins on Monday, government officials, organizations, and business and commercial institutions around the world are anxiously watching the possible consequences of a massive cyberattack in nearly 100 countries.
Experts have been closely monitoring markets and public and private organizations in Asia since May 14, the last day of the weekly holiday in the Gregorian calendar, a continent where the WannaCry ransomware attack has been less widespread than elsewhere, except in Taiwan. However, the mid-May workweek begins in East Asia on Monday morning, and experts are monitoring the situation as workers and employees return to their desks.
Reports of a ransomware attack called WannaCry emerged in the last few days of last week. Cybersecurity firm Avast said the malware had carried out 75,000 attacks in 99 countries. According to the report, WannaCry locks computers after attacking them and demands a ransom of between $300 and $600 to unlock them.
This ransomware has targeted various organizations, institutions, and institutions, from hospitals, banks, shops to schools and government offices, and has entered computer systems through old versions of Microsoft that have not been updated and are defenseless against attacks.
Estimates indicate that this attack is the most widespread online ransomware attack ever recorded and reported.
The European police force, Europol, says that 200,000 people across 100,000 organizations and institutions worldwide have been affected by the WannaCry ransomware attack. An international investigation and operation is underway to arrest the person or people behind the attacks.
There is currently concern that with the start of the workweek on Monday, more employees, government and private organizations, and small and large merchants will fall victim to this ransomware.
Source: Radio Farda
