The cyber attack on UK's Nat'l Health Service used tools stolen from the US National Security Agency
Hackers use NSA tools in UK health service cyber attack
Ransomware known as WannaCry strikes organisations across the world
Hackers responsible for the wave of cyber attacks that struck organisations across the globe on Friday from the UKs National Health Service to European telecoms company Telefónica used cyberweapons stolen from the US National Security Agency, the Financial
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A tool known as Eternal Blue developed by US spies was used by the hackers to supercharge an existing form of criminal malware, three senior cyber security analysts said, leading to one of the fastest-spreading and potentially damaging cyber attacks seen to date.
Their analysis was confirmed by western security officials who are still scrambling to contain the attack that hit hospitals and doctors practices across the UK.
The same or similar virus was used in a large-scale attack in Spain that hit Telefónica, the countrys main telecoms provider.
The Peoples Daily in China tweeted that similar attacks may have hit China and there were reports of similar attacks in dozens of other countries, including Russia, Portugal, Taiwan, Germany and Vietnam. MegaFon, one of Russias largest telecoms operators, confirmed it had been hacked.
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