Ransomware that infected Telefonica and NHS hospitals is spreading aggressively, with over 50,000 attacks so far, todayUpdate (12:15 PT, Friday, May 12th): We are now seeing more 75,000 detections of WanaCrypt0r 2.0, in 99 countries.
We have observed a massive peak in WanaCrypt0r 2.0 (aka WCry) ransomware attacks today, with more than 57,000 detections, so far. According to our data, the ransomware is mainly being targeted to Russia, Ukraine and Taiwan, but the ransomware has successfully infected major institutions, like hospitals across England and Spanish telecommunications company, Telefonica.
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Ransomware that infected Telefonica and NHS hospitals is spreading aggressively, with over 50,000 attacks so far, today
