♪ brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin. tonight, a cyber attack is underway and spreading around the globe. ransom ware is causing massive destruction in several countries including russia, britain and ukraine. airports, government buildings and banks have been hit. how serious is the attack? we ask an expert. >> the commission has decided to find google 2.4 billion euros for reaching antitrust rules.

brent: the eu poses a record penalty on google. the company is giving its own shop line -- shopping service and unfair advantage over its rivals. a major milestone for colombia. the countries rebels declare an end to half a century of war. they officially lay down their weapons. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. tonight, a massive cyber attack is underway, disrupting businesses and government offices around the world. as you can see behind me, this ransom ware attack is spreading quickly. in just a few hours, this is where ransom ware hits have been confirmed.

we are hearing that this malware is similar to the ransom ware that locked hundreds of thousands of computers in 150 countries last month. >> it was in ukraine where the latest hire attack was first noticed. at the airport, banks, and government institutions -- he screens all show the same message. oops, your important files are encrypted. if you want to recover them, send $300 in bitcoin to the following address. >> we don't think this is a targeted attack against specific companies. it is more of an attack with a big target area. it is affecting germany, ukraine, and russia. reporter: amongst them is believed to be a company that -- german authorities put out an urgent message to companies not to pay the ransom.

the new virus exploits the same security gap as the chaos from may. companies and private computers were affected. >> it is important to keep your system up to date. that includes everybody. if you have a message informing you of a new update, install it right away. reporter: the latest round is just the latest reminder of the growing importance of i.t. security. brent: to talk about this i'm joined by sven from the transatlantic cyber forums. good to have you back on the show. you bring together experts on cyber attacks from around the globe and this is another attack to deal with. where are the strategies out there to protect us from these attacks? sven: nowhere.

the patch was available for the vulnerability that was exploited. we saw at two months after the vulnerability was fixed when it was not so sophisticated. now six weeks later you have another widespread malware that is more sophisticated? . brent: how dangerous is this attack? we understand it is spreading into the u.s. russia's chernobyl monitoring system has been put on manual control. how bad are we talking about? sven: bad. back in may that was really bad, now we have a system that keeps spreading when it enters networks. it has the ability to spread further within a network even know other computers are protected against it. we have seen widespread infections already in ukraine,

followed by russia. if you look at it -- the people behind the ransom ware, they made $7500, which is nothing. brent: we have heard that people should not pay. if someone's data is locked behind this, which -- would you say not to back? sven: you won't get your data back. the mechanism of getting her data back is basically nonexistent. you have to pay, then send a link that you pay for. that email address has been already taken down by the provider. so there no way you're going to get your data back even if you pay the ransom. brent: is there anyway to know who is behind this wave of attacks? and you have to ask, what is the

motive if they are going to make money? sven: it's much too early to say anything about who is behind it right it did it. -- or why they did it. it started spreading from the ukraine outwards. that's one indicator but it doesn't tell us. there are a lot of crazy theories out there. as of now i think we can just try to contain the damage and afterwards we go back and see what we can figure out. brent: it is mainly big organizations so far that have been targeted. but possibly also private computers. what needs to happen in your opinion to prevent such attacks? you say we see this coming every time. sven: it's a very multilayered problem. for personal computers, just install the patches that had been there. company networks, they should do the same thing. if they decide not to do that,

there are other efforts. in germany we have a way of setting minimal standards. they should set the minimum standards in the way that these kind of common attacks should not affect your system. brent: but in the meantime they be just not tornier computer on tonight. -- turn your computer on tonight. sven, thank you. staying online, google has been hit by huge fine by the european commission. it has been ordered to pay almost 2.5 billion euros for breaching competition rules. they accuse google of giving its own online shopping services advantage over rivals and depriving consumers of a real choice. this decision follows a seven-year investigation with other google services also underscore. -- under scrutiny.

reporter: it is something online retailers are all too familiar with. if you don't appear at the top of a google search, you have little chance for success. they service right at the top. competitors are on the back foot right from the stop. >> what google has done is illegal under eu antitrust rules. it has denied other companies the chance to compete on the merits and to innovate, and most importantly, it has denied european consumers the benefits of competition, choice, and innovation. reporter: since 2010 the competition watchdog has watched over five terabytes of results. the top google searches has since been labeled as paid advertisements but that is not enough for the eu.

the fine of 2.4 billion euros is more than twice as much as the biggest previous antitrust fine. intel was hit by a fine of one billion euro 2009. google has 90 days to end its conduct or face further finds. the company has issued a statement saying it respectfully disagrees with the eu decision and may appeal. brent: shortly after the decision was announced, our very own correspondent caught up with the commissioner to find out more. reporter: you have long since said that google is too big to take on. >> i am proving a case. our casework will have to rely on facts and evidence. and we have found that we can prove, one, that google is a

dominant company, and second, that it has abused its dominant in the shopping comparison market. reporter: this investigation has been dragging on for seven to eight years. are the competition procedures simply too slow to do with the fast-moving internet market? >> been negotiating part could have been successful because then the harm to consumers would have been limited. that could not happen so i had to take the case forward to this place we are today. at the same time, with the amazon case, within 22 minutes we have taken commitments to change the markets to allow for more innovation on e-books. that we have done in just 22 months. i think there is no rule, we just have to keep doing our job. reporter: you say you are taking

on amazon, the amazon shopping giant. at the same time you also say that the google case is a precedent. what is it a precedent for? >> we have found that google is dominant. i guess thats also sort of the intuitive feeling. but we have also had to pre it from dominance come a special responsibility to be extra -- you compete on the merits. this is the starting point where we start looking into maps, travel, images, the other google services where people are mplaining that things are not right. reporter: finally, we all know president trump's the use on your, particularly the european union. what sort of reaction to you expect from washington? >> it can be difficult to have

precise expectations, but what i know from my counterparts is the respect of the rule of law, of evidence, of facts. this is what i see when i see my u.s. colleagues doing their work. of course i think that is the most important expectation that you can have. what we have in common is we build on the rule of law. reporter: no competition war against brussels in washington hopefully? >> this is nothing to do with any of that. this is casework, this is antitrust. what we have found is illegal behavior. illegal behavior reaching european legislation. reporter: thank you. brent: christoph will be here shortly to have reaction from wall street on the google fivne. it seemed like a casual remark from the german chancellor it could change the lives of same-sex couples. germany.

in an interview, angela merkel said her party may be allowed to vote their conscience on the issue of marriage equality instead of blocking attempts to change the law. her main opponents in september's elections are pouncing on her comments, calling for a vote that could make the marriage the law of the land this weekend. -- gay marriage the lobby land by this weekend -- reporter: her change of course came as unexpected news for colleagues. in a future free vote, they would be deciding for themselves. >> that's why i would like to encourage this discussion in a direction so people decide according to the consciences. rather than the pushing through a majority vote -- then me pushing through a majority vote. reporter: social democrats

announced they would ditch the point in a coalition agreement with merkel's conservatives. >> we believe that the conditions have long been given for a free vote. four years they have refused to even discuss the issue. we hope our christian democratic colleagues will agree with today's procedure. reporter: many of her political allies were critical role for her announcement and the decision to push ahead for a vote in the bundestag possibly as early as this friday. >> this is a breach of confidence and we will not support this being put up for parliamentary vote. reporter: the social democrats -- >> the social democrats will have to do this against our will. reporter: the greens and the left already are both longtime supporters of same-sex marriage. >> the chancellor never says

what she will do and the social democrats never do what they say. but after years of dispute, same-sex marriage may soon be a reality. brent: we'll be right back. ♪

♪ brent: welcome back. our top stories, a massive cyber attack is disrupt the businesses and institutions around the world. ukraine has been hit hard with hackers getting the airport, banks and government offices. many other countries are also reporting serious instructions. the malware is similar to the ransom ware that caused havoc in 150 countries last month. the eu has slapped google with a record fine for breaking competition rules.

they will have to pay 2.4 billion euros. regulators see the company abused the dominance of its search engine by giving google products and unfair advantage. more on that from christoph inner business desk. -- and our business desk. christoph: sophie, we have heard that google respectfully disagrees with the european commission's decision. what the small -- what does wall street make of all this? sophie: if you did see a reaction in the stock price of google, not dramatic. but what might be even more interesting than the actual penalty is what all of this could mean for other big tech companies offered in the eu and their way of defending their lead role, like facebook and amazon, both almost a synonym for the kind of service they are offering, just like google,

which is a search engine. facebook is the social network and amazon is the place to shop. they are using similar ways to maintain a monopoly and investors are aware of this. they also saw tiny drops in their shares. christoph: our investors preparing for more penalties to come? -- are investors preparing for more penalties to come? sophie: everyone is waiting for more claims to come, from third parties that were hit by this google technique of promoting their own platforms. google said it would consider appealing to the european court of justice, which would be his final hope of undoing the charges. regulators are also investigating other charges, whether the android mobile operating system is being used to advertise google's products.

brent: so -- christoph: sophie, thank you so much. donald trump has vowed to make america great again, but economists say he has not put up a convincing strategy showing how he will go about it. the lack of details on his plans to reform the economy have front of the international monetary fund to cut its u.s. growth forecast for this year and next. reporter: a previous forecast predicted the government's plan to cut taxes and increase infrastructure planning would boost growth in the u.s. but uncertainties surrounding the plans has caused them to remove it from the outlook, which it is now slashed. it is also skeptical that white house policies -- >> many of these policies --

however, looking at the international experience in new last four years, looking at u.s. data, it is unlikely that the set of policies can generate and eczema duration of growth of a magnitude of approximately 1%. reporter: the imf warned that some proposals to cutting back on social programs could slow or the economy rather than boost it. as with measures that oppose free trade. the fund also says u.s. growth goals could be hampered by an aging population and the labor market already at full employment. christoph: regulators in california have concluded the controversial weedkiller glyphosate can intentionally cause cancer. from july 7 the pesticide will be added to a list of potentially carcinogenic chemicals. this will form the producer to

include warnings in packaging. what they think it is harmless. they plan to renew their license for a further decade. glyphosate is frequently used in golf courses and wine-growing regions. back to you. brent: we have breaking news. the university of texas at dallas has ordered the evacuation of its campus after receiving a bomb threat. in a statement on twitter, the university advice all staff, students and visitors to exit all buildings and parking garages on campus until further notice. we will continue to update you as more details become available. after more than half a century of armed conflict, it is official -- columbia -- colo mbia's rebels have handed over their weapons.

the country's president joined the farc leader at a ceremony today to commemorate the disarmament. reporter: colombia has a reason to celebrate. farc has completed their disarmament. in a ceremony, the president held up images of hope. he said that peace cannot be reversed. >> today, the 27th of june, is a very special day. for me and for the great majority of the colombian people. it is a day he will never forget. the day when weapons were traded for words. >> we are one people. we are one nation. long live the piece.

reporter: the farc rebels launched the uprising in 1964 over land rights poor, rural communities. hundreds of thousands died. more than 60,000 went missing, and 7 million were displaced. the disarmament is part of a 60 -- 2016 fisa court. -- peace accord. farc will officially become a political party in august. its leader welcomed colombia's new future. >> goodbye to weapons. goodbye to war. welcome these. -- welcome, peace. reporter: before farc fighters must now make the transition into civilian life.

brent: let's go to richard in the colombian capital now. richard, at a ceremony the president of colombia, he talks of his as real and -- he talked of peace and -- as real and irreversible. how can he be so optimistic after half a century of war? richard: he has penned his legacy on this. -- pinned his legacy on this, . maybe in the streets there is a little suspicion of the farc, because we have been in peace talks before but never when it has been signed off on -- th ere's a feeling that they will now enter politics. it remains to be seen, of course, if it is irreversible, i

would hate to make speculation on that. but they had handed over 7000 weapons, more than 6000 of their combatants are ready to enter back into sibley in life. -- into civilian life. that's pretty good for a country that hasn't seen peace since -- brent: has it given up on the ideas it was fighting for? or d.c. it being able to improve the lives of colombia's poor through politics? richard: i think the farc at this time will start focusing -- they certainly may be -- focusing on grassroots level politics. they want to be involved in politics on the ground level in places where they were the de facto state during the conflicts. they are not giving up on their marxist policies but i would say

they are probably modifying. -- them. a lot of the rhetoric does seem at a relic of the cold war era. at the same time they controlled vast amounts of the countryside, all rural areas. it is the country folks who are most at need in colombia at the moment. while they won't give up on their politics i think they will modify them for the 21st century. brent: richard reporting from colombia, thank you very much. the berlin zoo has two new giant pandas to be proud of and it appears they are both settling in nicely in her new accommodation. this new video shows ming ming exploring her own for the first time. zookeepers prepared special panda muffins too easy transition.

-- to ease the transition. i wonder what they taste like. user reminder of the top stories. a massive cyber attack is disrupting businesses around the world. ukraine has been hit hard. britain, russia, germany, norway and the u.s. are also reporting serious disruptions. after a short break i will be back to take you today. we'll be back. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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