Computer virus Petya.a got to the countries of Asia

Computer Maucaea virus Petya. And spread to the countries of Asia, reports Bloomberg. In India, due to cyber attacks, the cargo management system of the largest port of the country was out of order. The malfunctions were recorded in China, but their scale was not so significant.

On the eve of the virus struck the computers of enterprises, banks and government structures of the United States and European countries. The distribution of the malicious program began with Ukraine , later they were reported about cyber attacks in other countries. Significant damage was caused to Germany, Italy, the countries of Central Europe and Israel. In Russia, the Rosneft State Corporation was subjected to attack. In the United States, an investigation of cyber attacks began , it is conducted by the FBI.

The Petya virus. And it encrypts data on the computer and requires a ransom. In the same way, the Wannacry virus-carrier acted, from which more than 300 thousand computers in 150 countries suffered in May 2017. The largest number of hacking attempts was then recorded in Russia. There, computers of the largest companies and federal departments, including the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, were subjected to cyber attacks.