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Companies Affected by Global Cyber Attack

by Reuters

   A global cyber attack on Friday affected British hospitals, government
   agencies and companies in 99 countries, with Russia, Ukraine and Taiwan
   the top targets, security software maker Avast said.

   Hacking tools widely believed by researchers to have been developed by
   the U.S. National Security Agency that were leaked online last month
   appear to have been leveraged to launch the attacks.

   Around 1,000 computers at the Russian Interior Ministry were affected
   by the cyber attack, a spokeswoman for the ministry told Interfax.

   Some of the companies affected:
   FedEx Corp
   Telefonica SA
   Portugal Telecom
   Telefonica Argentina