Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-05-14

The National Center for Cyber Security Technology (NCCST) said Sunday that they have blocked the links related to a global virus from reaching the government’s computer server network.

On Friday, unidentified sources launched a large scale cyber-attack using a new ransomware called “WannaCry”. The ransomware targets computers that use Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system. It blocks access to key information in infected computers and demands ransom payments in order to access that information. Europol — the EU’s police organization — has described the scale of the attack as “unprecedented” as it has so far infected more than 200,000 computers in over 100 countries.    [FULL  STORY]