WannaCry ransomware worm infected over 200k computers worldwide
The majority of machines hit by the WannaCry ransomware worm in the cyber-attack earlier this month were running Windows 7, security firms suggest. More than 97% of the infections seen by Kaspersky Lab and 66% of those seen by BitSight used the older software.
It was also reported that WannaCry has infected more than 200,000 computers around the world and even affected some hospitals in the UK who were forced to turn away patients after the worm shut down their computer systems.
After encrypting files, the WannaCry worm demanded a payment of £230 ($300) in bitcoins before they were unfrozen. So far, a reported 296 payments totalling $99,448 (£76,555) have been made to the bitcoin wallets tied to the ransomware. There have been no reports that anyone who paid has had their data restored by those behind the attack.
source: bbc.com
