We have deployed a team of technical staff to take corrective measures," said Superintendent of Police Ashok Yadav of Gujarat State Crime Records Bureau. The Gujarat police today said over 150 of its computers installed at various police stations across the state have been infected by the global ransomware 'WannaCry.' "Around 150 computers of police stations across the state have been infected. He said the affected computers, connected to the Gujarat State Wide Area Network (GSWAN) and BSNL network, have been isolated to prevent spread of the ransomware. Over the last few days, WannaCry has infected computers running on older versions of Microsoft operating systems like XP worldwide, locking access to files.

Source: dna May 16, 2017 16:18 UTC