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Cyberattack hits Russian banks, oil giant, Maersk
Other targets include Ukraine's international airport; hackers believed to have used same tool as last month's WannaCry ransomware attack
Published Tue, Jun 27, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Moscow
A MAJOR ransomware attack on Tuesday hit computers at Russia's biggest oil company, the country's banks, Ukraine's international airport as well as global shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk.
Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Group IB said hackers had exploited code developed by the US National Security Agency (NSA) which was leaked and then used in the WannaCry ransomware attack that caused global disruption in May.
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