British security researcher ‘MalwareTech’, who helped limit Friday’s ransomware attack, has predicted ‘another one coming ... quite likely on Monday’, according to various reports. The virus, which took control of users’ files, spread to 100 countries, including Spain, France and Russia. In England, 48 National Health Service hospitals fell victim. Photo: Reuters British security researcher ‘MalwareTech’, who helped limit Friday’s ransomware attack, has predicted ‘another one coming ... quite likely on Monday’, according to various reports. The virus, which took control of users’ files, spread to 100 countries, including Spain, France and Russia. In England, 48 National Health Service hospitals fell victim. Photo: Reuters
British security researcher ‘MalwareTech’, who helped limit Friday’s ransomware attack, has predicted ‘another one coming ... quite likely on Monday’, according to various reports. The virus, which took control of users’ files, spread to 100 countries, including Spain, France and Russia. In England, 48 National Health Service hospitals fell victim. Photo: Reuters
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Zen Soo

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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British security researcher ‘MalwareTech’, who helped limit Friday’s ransomware attack, has predicted ‘another one coming ... quite likely on Monday’, according to various reports. The virus, which took control of users’ files, spread to 100 countries, including Spain, France and Russia. In England, 48 National Health Service hospitals fell victim. Photo: Reuters British security researcher ‘MalwareTech’, who helped limit Friday’s ransomware attack, has predicted ‘another one coming ... quite likely on Monday’, according to various reports. The virus, which took control of users’ files, spread to 100 countries, including Spain, France and Russia. In England, 48 National Health Service hospitals fell victim. Photo: Reuters
British security researcher ‘MalwareTech’, who helped limit Friday’s ransomware attack, has predicted ‘another one coming ... quite likely on Monday’, according to various reports. The virus, which took control of users’ files, spread to 100 countries, including Spain, France and Russia. In England, 48 National Health Service hospitals fell victim. Photo: Reuters
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