What you need to know about the massive hack that hit Britain and 11 other countries

It was first reported in England — hackers gained access to the National Health Service computers, effectively shuttering the entire system. Patients were told to stay home; doctors and nurses were unable to access email or medical records and had to take notes by hand. The hackers demanded a ransom, to be paid in bitcoin. By this […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/05/12/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-massive-hack-that-hit-britain-and-11-other-countries/