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NHS and computers across the world crippled by ransomware virus

20 May 2017

9:00 AM

20 May 2017

9:00 AM

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The National Health Service was one of the first big victims of a vermiform global ransomware computer infection going by names such as WannaCrypt and WannaCry, which locked computer systems. Hackers demanded $230 a time in Bitcoin to unlock them. Thousands of NHS devices were affected and outpatient appointments had to be cancelled.

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