According to information published by the Russian research agency for computer security Kaspersky, it became public knowledge the existence of malware used to block access to documents, extorting the victims by paying a fee of $ 300 in balances Bitcoin to decrypt them without guarantee that this premise is fulfilled.
Several international news agencies have reported on this, reporting that so far the cyber security agency Avast has documented more than 75,000 cases throughout the world in which this malware has entered the equipment of the affected by encrypting documents of Office (including those with extensions .doc .dot .tiff .java .psd .docx .xls .pps .txt or .mpeg) preventing them from accessing the information contained therein.
The BBC news agency reported that the computer virus - better known as "WannaCrypt" - was allegedly created with technology subtracted from the United States National Security Agency ( NSA ), whose deployment has had A considerable scope reaching to affect diverse organizations in an approximate of 99 countries until the moment.
According to information published by the BBC, among the most serious cases is that of National Health Services in countries such as England and Scotland, in which the medical records of patients were violated, also generating cancellation of appointments and surgical procedures Programmed.
