The news of the "ransom" virus, which has caused many college graduates to have their theses (designs) locked up and decrypted only after paying a ransom. Hospitals and research institutions in many countries around the world have also been hit.
Domestic colleges and universities were the hardest hit by the attack
Domestic colleges and universities were the hardest hit by the attack, where information documents on computers would be locked and payment would be required to unlock them.
Many students' thesis, graduation design and other important information has been declared "fallen". Some colleges and universities have issued early warning information.
Many countries have been attacked by the "ransom" virus
Some sources said that a large number of organizations around the world have reported that they have been attacked by the "ransom" virus, and these organizations are located in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Russia, Spain, Italy, Vietnam and other places.
A number of hospitals in Britain were also reportedly paralyzed by the "massive" hack on Friday. Surgeries were canceled and ambulances were forced to divert to other hospitals.
Health workers reported that their systems were locked down and they could not get in at all. Messages on their screens demanded they pay a "ransom" to be turned back on.
At around 0pm last night, @ThingsUK tweeted:
Big story, just over an hour ago, 16 hospitals up and down the UK were hit by a massive cyber-attack ...... Hospitals' intranets have been compromised, computers are locked down and phones are down... ...Hackers demanded a ransom of 300 bitcoins (nearly 4 million yuan) from each hospital, or else all information would be deleted ...... The 16 organizations are now largely cut off from external contact, and have resumed using pen and paper internally to make emergency plans... ...Britain's national cybersecurity unit is investigating, and the attack is still ongoing ......
The NHS described the incident as a "ransom" attack. At least 16 organizations connected to the NHS were affected. "The investigation is at an early stage, but we believe the malware is Wanna Decryptor," NHS Digital said in a statement. "At this stage, we have no evidence that patient data has been accessed. We will continue to work with affected organizations to confirm this."
Hospitals in London, northwestern England and other parts of the country were reporting problems with computer systems on Friday (12), AFP reported. Hospitals are asking patients not to come in unless it is an emergency.
Earlier Friday, the Spanish government said a large number of companies in Spain had been hit by similar attacks, Reuters reported. Those companies include telecom giant Telefonica and power company drola.
How can you protect yourself from ransomware attacks?
Here's some advice from Shandong University for your reference: