By Lisa Haven

Breaking! Cyber attack hackers have hit 74 countries across the globe using a leaked hacking tool from the National Security Agency.

The attack is using ransomware, a malware that encrypts data and locks a user from their data until they pay a ransom, in this case, 300 Bitcoin.  As it sits over 45,000 computers have been hacked.

In the video below I cover not only the “hack” itself but the eerie coincidence that a cyber-threat prevention document was released just prior to the hack attack. Is this all just one “big-fat” conspiracy? All that and more below…

 

For More Information See:

https://info.publicintelligence.net/INL-CyberThreatsElectricSector.pdf

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/05/12/cyber-attack-spreads-across-12-countries-some-uk-hospitals-crippled.html

http://news.sky.com/story/cyberattack-up-to-74-countries-affected-by-ransomware-say-experts-10874647