Global cyber chaos was spreading Monday as companies booted up computers at work following the weekend’s worldwide “ransomware” cyberattack. The extortion scheme created chaos in 150 countries and could wreak even greater havoc as more malicious variations appear. Companies like Hitachi and Nissan Motor Co. reported problems they said had not seriously affected their business operations. Paying the ransom will not ensure any fix, said Eiichi Moriya, a cyber security expert and professor at Meiji University. Ryan Kalember, senior vice president at Proofpoint Inc. which helped stop its spread, said the version without a kill switch could spread.

Source: Egypt Independent May 15, 2017 09:33 UTC