Today, the Network began to appear reports that in the internal computer system of the Ministry of interior raging virus ransomware, encrypting data and demanding money for decryption. If you don’t buy a “lock pick” at the appointed time, the virus just erases all data from the computer. Unnamed sources of the Newspaper.ru saying that the infection gradually becomes widespread — has affected computers in Lipetsk, Penza, Kaluga, Ministry of internal Affairs. Experts note that the virus is called WannaCry and requests for unlocking $ 300.
There is information that the attack was subjected to and computers of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, but its representatives, as the press service of the interior Ministry denies reports, claiming that there is no virus in the internal networks no.
About the attacks of the virus previously reported and the mobile operator “MegaFon”. According to numerous reports, the attacks were not only Russian companies and organizations. Today was infected the computers of several of the hospitals of great Britain, later the virus attacked the Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica. An employee of the company Avast reported that the attack affected Ukraine and Taiwan.
36,000 detections of #WannaCry (aka #WanaCypt0r aka #WCry) #ransomware so far. Russia, Ukraine, and Taiwan leading. This is huge. pic.twitter.com/EaZcaxPta4
— Jakub Kroustek (@JakubKroustek) 12 may 2017
Judging by available information specialists, the contamination could occur through existing Windows operating system a “hole”. Microsoft released an update that fixes the flaw in March, but, apparently, those who have updates disabled in the end and were the victims of the virus-the extortioner.
Computers, many countries were attacked virus-the extortioner
Vyacheslav Larionov