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New ransomware affects computers around the world EPA/ROB ENGELAAR

A laptop screen displays a message after it was infected with ransomware during a worldwide cyberattack, in Geldrop, Netherlands, 27 June 2017 (issued 28 June 2017). epa06053536. EPA/ROB ENGELAAR

epa06053536 A laptop screen displays a message after it was infected with ransomware during a worldwide cyberattack, in Geldrop, Netherlands, 27 June 2017 (issued 28 June 2017). Kaspersky Lab reported that the malware, despite resembling 'Petya' malware that affected computers last year, is believed to be a new type of ransomware, which the cybersecurity company called 'ExPetr'. The ransomware has reportedly affected mostly Ukraine and Russia and several cases were also found in Poland, Italy, Britain, Germany, France, the US and several other countries, with around 2,000 cases reported so far. The ransomware has reportedly affected US pharmaceutical giant Merck, Russia's oil producer Rosneft, Ukrainian central bank, Spanish food company Mondelez, who owns Cadbury chocolate factory and French shipping company TNT, among other global companies. EPA/ROB ENGELAAR

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