The extent of the Ransomware attack that started yesterday had been further defined. 75,000 computers in 99 countries were affected. Companies suffering from the attack included 48 National Health Trusts, the Federal Rail company in Germany, Telefonica in Spain, Schools in China, and hospitals in Indonesia and South Korea, according to the BBC. The Ransomware was a worm that infected and spread through a computer then encrypted files on it, making them inaccessible unless the Ransom, a couple of hundred dollars, was paid. The Program would also jump from one machine to another. It was PCs running older Windows Versions such as XP, that were vulnerable, as well as newer ones which had not updated their security patches. Whilst the virus probably started around Easter and was now being tackled, fresh mutations were now arising. It has made me rethink my security strategy.
From a Brexit perspective, the disturbing news is that private money by a major backer, multimillionaire Jeremy Hosking will be poured into trying to unseat 140 seats which are not pro-Brexit - according to pre-released headlines for tomorrow's Observer. Theresa May visited Northern Ireland as part of the conservative campaign trail where politicians and people both sides of the border re-iterate the importance of not having a hard border re-instated. May herself said, "We have got to make sure we do resolve the issue of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. I’m very clear that we want to see no return to the borders of the past, no hard border, but I’m clear that we need to see as seamless and friction-less a border as possible."
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