LONDON — The latest on the global extortion cyberattack that hit dozens of countries on Friday (all times local):4:50 a.m.Chinese state media say more than 29,000 institutions across China have been infected by the global "ransomware" cyberattack. Xinhua News Agency reports that by Sunday evening, 29,372 institutions had been infected along with hundreds of thousands of devices. It says universities and educational institutions were among the hardest hit, numbering 4,341, or about 15 percent of internet protocol addresses attacked. Also affected were railway stations, mail delivery, gas stations, hospitals, office buildings, shopping malls and government services. ___4:45 a.m.Japanese companies say they are working to overcome the problems caused by a global "ransomware" cyberattack.

Source: The China Post May 15, 2017 03:45 UTC