Worldwide Hacking Attack

Worldwide hacking attack closes hospitals and suicide prevention hotlines.

The worldwide hacking ransomware attack first began in Italy. There, internet and mobile phone operators report that their servers have failed over a large area. 

The organization Netblocks has calculated that the activity on some online servers was only 26 percent of the normal level. The incident comes at the same time as Safer Internet Day, which aims to draw global attention to the dangers of inadequate Internet security.