Global hacker attack has infected thousands of computers in 100 countries

It is believed that the attack on the 57,000 computers used by the virus which has made the US National Security Agency.

It is believed that in a global hacker attack on the 57,000 computers in over 100 countries used the virus, which has made the US National Security Agency (NSA), agencies reported. Hackers have led their victims to open infected attachments in e-mails that are at first glance seemed to contain invoices, business offers, security alerts and other documents.

The software is then blocked computers and did not allow their use while hackers are not worth buying. They were looking for between 300 and 600 US dollars in each attack, and experts in cyber security stated that some victims of the attack paid ransom in the digital currency Bitcoin. They add that the attack used by the virus called "WCry" and "WannaCry".

Experts from Avast said they detected 57,000 attacks in 99 countries and that are most affected by Russia, Ukraine and Taiwan. The attacks that have caused the most consequences were recorded in the UK, where hospitals and clinics should cancel the reception and examination of patients because they had no access to computers. The British government said it still did not know who was behind yesterday's attacks, which disrupted the operation of the health system of the country, said Minister of Interior Amber Rudd.

"We are not able to tell you who is behind the attack. This work (of the investigation) is still ongoing," said the British media. She said that the National Center for Cyber Security is working with the health service in the country to ensure that the attack be contained and limited, while the National Agency for Anti-Crime works with all of them in discovering where the attack came. Rudd said the government in London did not know if the attack managed by a foreign government.

Attack on Russian banks, Spanish Telecom, Renault ...

European Police Office, Europol said on that this hacker attack "on an unprecedented level." It was stated that due to these attacks "need to be a complex international investigation to determine the perpetrators". He added that he is working with countries and companies that are affected by the attack. Central Bank of Russia said on Thursday that they recorded "massive" attacks on banks in the country that have successfully thwarted, published by the Russian agency RIA Novosti, reports Reuters. Russian media reported that the government and Russian Railways successfully defend against cyber attacks.

The Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica and several other companies came under attack, the government said in Madrid. Spanish Energy Department confirmed "more cyber attacks aimed at the Spanish company", adding that the attackers used a virus that blocks access to the files until you pay a "ransom". Local authorities in Sweden, said that the company and its 70 "infected" with the virus. French company Renault is the last company that has been affected in a big wave of attacks, said today management of the company.

"We've been hit," said a spokeswoman for the company told AFP, noting that assessed the situation in an attempt to find a solution. "Work is continuing since last night. We're doing everything that is necessary to counter this attack," she added. Slovenian carmaker Revoz from Novo Mesto, owned by Renault, it was only in the late morning on Saturday managed to solve a problem caused by a virus. The company, in the media, got the message that within three days to unblock your computer system must pay a ransom or if the amount of money for this search to be doubled.

'There's no way to stop'

James Scott of the Washington-based Institute for critical technology infrastructure said that the virus emerged last year as an "epidemic", adding that the health sector is particularly vulnerable because of poor digital security. "The staff has no training on cyber security, constantly click on links that open a virus. It is sad and what not copy your data, it's a big problem," said Al Jazeera. Private security companies have identified the virus as new variants of "WannaCry", which has the ability to automatically expand into a large number of networks, taking advantage of the famous 'bug' in Microsoft Windows.

"Once he went in and began to move infrastructure development, there is no way to stop," said Adam Meyers from the company CrowdStrike.

G7 on cyber security

G7 finance ministers focused on cyber security on Saturday in Bari, in southeastern Italy, a theme that is already contained in the agenda of the meeting and the massive wave of computer attacks hit dozens of countries. "We have agreement on a number of topics including the fight against cyber crimes that unfortunately the current," said Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan. G7 finance ministers will announce increased cooperation in the fight against IT piracy, and the United States and United Kingdom are responsible for the development of international prevention strategies.

Risk of computer attack on the economy and financial systems of the seven richest countries was already on the agenda of the meeting when the wave of simultaneous cyber attacks caught on Friday nearly 100 countries, infecting administrations and companies.