On Friday, an enormous wave of cyber attacks swept across 99 countries, possibly including Australia, with cyber security experts claiming it could be the biggest attack of its kind ever recorded. News related to insecurity about secret file and data, security agency work for it to make their anti to protect secret issue.
Cyber extortionists have tricked victims into opening malicious malware attachments to spam emails that appeared to contain invoices, job offers, security warnings and other legitimate files.
The ransomware encrypted data on the computers, demanding payments of $US300 ($AU406) to $US600 ($AU812) to restore access.
The hackers have not come forward to claim responsibility but a occult hacking organization, called Shadow Brokers, is being blamed for the attack — possibly in vengeance for US air strikes on Syria.
A FAST-MOVING wave of cyber attacks swept the globe Friday, apparently exploiting a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US National Security Agency.