By Eric Auchard and Dustin Volz | FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON
A computer virus wreaked havoc on firms around the globe on Wednesday as it spread to more than 60 countries, disrupting ports from Mumbai to Los Angeles and halting work at a chocolate factory in Australia.
Risk-modeling firm Cyence said economic losses from this week’s attack and one last month from a virus dubbed WannaCry would likely total $8 billion. That estimate highlights the steep tolls businesses around the globe face from growth in cyber attacks that knock critical computer networks offline.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-attack-idUSKBN19I1TD?il=0
Halting work at a chocolate factory is going too far. They must be stopped.