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A programmer shows a sample of a ransomware cyberattack on a laptop in Taipei, Taiwan

A programmer shows a sample of a ransomware cyberattack on a laptop in Taipei, Taiwan Source: AAP

The world was shattered by the unprecedented cyber attack that took place on May the 12th. More than 200 thousand internet users in 150 countries around the globe fell victims of this ransomware cyberattack WannaCry. The criminals earned only around 50 thousand dollars making hundred thousand people and computer systems knocked out. Cyber Security expert from Cyber Security Hub Stas Filshtinskiy analyses the attack.


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The world was shattered by the unprecedented cyber attack that took place on May the 12th. More than 200 thousand internet users in 150 countries around the globe fell victims of this ransomware cyberattack WannaCry. The criminals earned only around 50 thousand dollars making hundred thousand people and computer systems knocked out. Cyber Security expert from Cyber Security Hub Stas Filshtinskiy analyses the attack.



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