Global cyberattack may have aimed for havoc, not extortion

Friday, June 30, 2017

PARIS -- The cyberattack that has locked up computers around the world while demanding a ransom may not be an extortion attempt after all, but an effort to create havoc in Ukraine, security experts say.

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