A large number of companies in England and Spain were hit by major ransomware attacks on Friday. Hospitals across England were forced to divert emergency patients, according to the National Health Service. Other hospitals are asking patients to avoid coming in except for emergencies, news reports said. In Spain, victims including the telecommunications company Telefónica have been forced the company to tell employees to shut down machines and networks in an effort to stop the spread of the malware. Other victims include Gas Natural and Iberdrola, an electric utility firm. Spanish authorities confirmed the ransomware is a version of WannaCry (also known as WannaCrypt0r), according to the National Cryptology Center. In Spain, El Mundo is reporting that “early indications point to an attack originating in China.” Less is known about the English attacks. Trusts and Hospitals in London and across England have been hit. St Bart’s in London, which was hit with ransomware on […]
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