The Communications Authority has warned about a cyber attack that is targeting computers around the world and has advised Kenyans to exercise caution to avoid falling victim. The encryption based cyber attack manifests itself as “ransonware” and attacks computers running on Windows operating system. “Once a computer is infected with the virus, it tries to infect other computers in the same network. Wangusi said the ransom virus that also goes by the name WannaCry, WannaCrypt0r or WannaDecrypt0r has already infected thousands of computers around the world. He said its existence has been confirmed by the National Kenya Computer Incidence Response Team Coordination Centre ( KE-CIRT-CC).

Source: The Star May 13, 2017 16:52 UTC