A major cyberattack has unfolded, striking banks, corporations and infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia before spreading to western Europe and then the United States.
Experts say the virus is a modified version of the so-called Petya ransomware, which hit last year and demanded money from victims in exchange for their data.
Following is a list of companies and organisations which say they have been a victim of the latest attack:
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Ukraine’s central bank, the National Bank of Ukraine
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Ukrainian bank Oschadbank
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Ukrainian delivery service company Nova Poshta
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Russian state oil giant Rosneft
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Kyivenergo, Kiev power company
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Radiation monitoring system at Chernobyl
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Website of Kiev’s Boryspil international airport
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Danish sea transport company Maersk
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British advertising giant WPP
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French industrial group Saint-Gobain
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US pharmaceutical giant Merck
