European Union's law enforcement agency Europol today said the wave of cyber-attacks wreaking havoc cross the globe is at an unprecedented level. The attacks will require a complex international investigation to identify the culprits, the agency, which is working with countries and companies hit by the attacks.<br/><br/>It also said Europol teams are seeking to mitigate the threat and assist victims. Computer networks were struck at hospitals in Britain, Russia's interior ministry, the Spanish telecom giant Telefonica and the US delivery firm FedEx along with many other organisations. <br/><br/>Yesterday's wave of cyber-attacks apparently exploited a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US National Security Agency.<br/><br/>The attacks used a technique known as ransomware that locks users' files unless they pay the attackers a designated sum in the virtual currency Bitcoin.
News On AIR | May 13, 2017 6:07 PM
Europol says cyberattack is of unprecedented level