Multiple companies across industries have confirmed attacks by a the latest bout of ransomware, including global law firm DLA Piper, U.S. pharmaceutical giant Merck, and the Danish shipping company Maersk.
Cyber attack
Making news late Friday night and dominating media coverage over the weekend, the ransomware WannaCry is perhaps the most devastating piece of ransomware ever, with 230,000 PC's (and counting) infected, at high profile organisations including NHS trusts.