Police: Cyber attacks in Ukraine affect over 2,000 people

The cyber attacks that hit Ukraine earlier this week affected more than 2,000 people, police said in a statement on Friday.

At least 2,108 computer networks in the country were infected with the virus, which encrypted data, blocking access until a ransom was paid, the statement said.

A total of 111 government organizations and 309 private companies submitted formal complaints to police following the attack, police said.

A wave of massive cyber attacks have struck targets globally since Tuesday, also affecting companies in Russia, European Union countries and the United States.

The websites of the Ukrainian cabinet and several ministries, the power distributor, the national railway operator, the largest airport, several banks, and a string of retail and fuel networks were victims of the attack.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)