The Italian news agency ANSA reported that servers have also been attacked in other European countries, such as France, Finland, the United States and Canada.
Thousands of servers worldwide became the target of a ransomware cyberattack, announced Italy’s National Cyber Security Agency (ACN), warning organizations to take measures to protect their systems.
The hacker attack was aimed at exploiting a security hole in software used on computers, ACN chief executive Roberto Baldoni told Reuters, adding that it was on a massive scale.
Italian news agency ANSA, citing ACN, reported that servers have also been attacked in other European countries, such as in France and Finland, but also in the United States and Canada.
Dozens of Italian organizations are likely to have been affected as well many others were told to take steps to keep their systems from “locking up”. from hackers demanding a ransom to release them.
Earlier today, Telecom Italia customers reported internet problems but the two issues are not believed to be related.
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