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| Danish shipping and oil firm A.P. Moller-Maersk has reported its computer systems crashed as a result of a cyber attack on Tuesday. The company called it a global issue. | Danish shipping and oil firm A.P. Moller-Maersk has reported its computer systems crashed as a result of a cyber attack on Tuesday. The company called it a global issue. |
| "We can confirm the breakdown is caused by a cyber attack," a spokeswoman said. | "We can confirm the breakdown is caused by a cyber attack," a spokeswoman said. |
| The company posted on Twitter, "We can confirm that Maersk IT systems are down across multiple sites and business units. We are currently assessing the situation." | The company posted on Twitter, "We can confirm that Maersk IT systems are down across multiple sites and business units. We are currently assessing the situation." |
| Maersk added the source of the outage is not known, but the problem could be global. | Maersk added the source of the outage is not known, but the problem could be global. |
| Also on Tuesday, Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said a large-scale cyber attack had hit its servers, but oil production was unaffected. | Also on Tuesday, Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said a large-scale cyber attack had hit its servers, but oil production was unaffected. |
| International steel and mining company EVRAZ also said it had been a target of a hacker attack. | International steel and mining company EVRAZ also said it had been a target of a hacker attack. |
| "The information system has undergone an attack, the main production continues to operate, there are no threats to the safety of enterprises and employees," the company said. | "The information system has undergone an attack, the main production continues to operate, there are no threats to the safety of enterprises and employees," the company said. |
| Ukraine has also been affected by massive cyberattacks targeting the country's government, some banks and companies, as well as the Ukrainian capital's airports. | Ukraine has also been affected by massive cyberattacks targeting the country's government, some banks and companies, as well as the Ukrainian capital's airports. |
| The ransomware is demanding a payment of $300 in bitcoin to decipher the hacked files. | The ransomware is demanding a payment of $300 in bitcoin to decipher the hacked files. |
| Britain's WPP, the world's biggest advertising agency, has also reported a cyber attack. The spokesman for WPP provided no further details. The company's website was not available. | Britain's WPP, the world's biggest advertising agency, has also reported a cyber attack. The spokesman for WPP provided no further details. The company's website was not available. |
| Last month, WannaCry malware infected over 200,000 computers. The virus demanded a ransom from users in exchange for not having their data destroyed. | Last month, WannaCry malware infected over 200,000 computers. The virus demanded a ransom from users in exchange for not having their data destroyed. |