petya still isn't running in that instance.eally coming down to large corporations and organisations trying to roll back those systems and trying tyo remove the petya worm back those systems and trying to remove the petya worm on an individual basis and that's going to take them quite some time. it is the second major attack i think in three months, what do you expect next, what more do you feel businesses and individuals could be doing? well, i think what is really happened with petya verses wannacry, well, i think what is really happened with petya versus wannacry, is that people are now understanding that this is going to be an ongoing threat to people who use pcs or macs around the world. i mean, in this instance, petya was targetted at pcs but what people are now understanding is that, at the end of the day, ransomware and this type of security threat is going to be here to stay and it is probable not going be too long until we see another variation using similar code that tries to use ransomware as a method to making mone

, the petya virus, orworm, does file names in the directory, the petya virus, or worm, does not run.virus, or worm, does not run. but it is still infected. on a multinetwork bases, it is really coming down too large corporations and organisations trying to roll back those systems and removing the warm on an individual basis and that will take some time. it is the second major attack in three months, what you expect next and what more could individuals and businesses be doing? what has really happened with petya verses wannacry, people understand this is going to be an ongoing threat to people who use pcs or macintosh around the world. at the end of the day, ransomware and this type of security threat is going to be here to stay and it will not be too long until we see another variation using similar code that tries to use ransomware is a method to making money for cyber—criminals. businesses continued to plan and continue to have methods in place to find a solution should this happen but the individuals, what needs to be done today is the same as every day that it is up to how behavi

, the cybersecurity. >> petya is certainly keeping i.t. experts on their toes. the ransomware virus crippled or halted major companies around the globe. the largest contender -- container shipper, the property arm of bnp paribas, or at a cadbury chocolate plant in australia. as the virus continues to spread, those who have not been hit so far asked themselves, is my cybersecurity strong enough? reporter: piled up containers at india's largest port at mumbai, the rent some attack that hit around the world. the damage operations had been done. the malicious code locked machines and demanded that victims post ransom for $300 in bitcoin or lose data entirely. security experts are questioning whether the financial been was the real goal of the attack, or whether the hackers were driven by more destructive motives. analysts in russia, which was hard hit by the attack, say very few companies understand the importance of information security. "nowadays there is lots of money online. huge amounts of important information are being processed somewhe

but we also believe what we are starting to see here with wannacry, as well as with petya, is a movetry and test what is possible. perhaps they are looking for a bigger prize down the line by affecting entire organizations whose operations can be disrupted i these kinds of attacks. we don't think we have seen the end here. we think we are just seeing the beginning chapters. emily: 12 how does the movie progress, and how does it" mark -- well how does the movie progress, and how does it end? guest: we do expect to see more attacks like this. we expect the range where purveyors will try to use other forms of propagation, other forms of stealing credentials, which is what we are starting to see here in petya verses what we saw with wannacry. we expect they are going to test different methodologies and see which commendations work best for them, and ultimately seek to monetize themselves. in this particular case, many of the bitcoin wallets were hardcoded into the software itself. we have only seen small amounts, less than $50,000 worth, of payments go into those bitcoin accounts so far.

with a computer violence called petya pair looigz computers around the planet tonight we're going to what security experts say is a massive point of vulnerability for america, our hospitals. as well as the medical devices implanted in many of our bodies. a recent congressional report says the security of our health care systems is in, quote, critical condition. tonight what two doctors slash hackers are doing about it. thouts of computers around the world frozen. >> you can't read any e-mails. you can't read any files. basically, your computer becomes a brick. >> reporter: an ominous message taking over their screens. "your files are no longer accessible. send $300 worth of bitcoin." >> sometimes if you pay you getter data back. sometimes they just take your money and move on. >> reporter: the global ransomware virus known by some as petya that first took out computer systems in ukraine has now spread to the u.s. among those hit, computers in hospital near pittsburgh. >> she called me and said surgery was canceled because the computers were down. >> reporter: this after just last mon

future. >> reporter: the experts also say that there was a software fix available to protect against petya, but not everybody has been keeping their cyber-security up to date. be a wake-up call. >> mason: elizabeth palmer, thanks, liz. president trump afears have drawn his own red line over chemical weapons in syria. last night, the u.s. warned the assad regime it will pay a heavy price if it launches another chemical attack. david martin is following this. >> reporter: the white house warning was based on surveillance of shayrat airfield, the same base from which the syrian regime laedunch a deadly poison gas attack in april. th nerve agent sarin killed 87 people, including children. the u.s. military leitallated by firing 59 cruise missiles at the airfield. ever since, the base has been under intense surveillanceaise known location of chemical weapons. president trump's u.n. ambassador nikki haley told congress what u.s. intelligence has observed. >> they have seen activities that are similar to preparations e much like what we saw on april 4. >> reporter: according to pentagon officials

what we are learning is they are calling it petya and not petya. happening with this particular strain. it originated in the ukraine. it appears potentially to have been spread through a software company which is a financial programming type of software. what they are saying and what security researchers are looking at right now is potentially the software company was attacked. the malware was embedded into their process and that was shared out. what happened, back in early may, the nhs and other institutions were attacked, the data was locked up. did they get it all back? highly doubtful. we saw this system was able to send the key to decrypt information and get any information back from the malware authors to perform the decryption. that was not working properly. there was no way for that experience to be completed successfully. the assumption is a lot of people did lose a lot of data. absolutely. you would make the same assumption about this one. the bigger problem is there was an e—mail address associated with this. that has been shot of by the

there is now some debate about whether it is petya.ther it‘s ransomware and whether it‘s a cover for something else. some people suggesting it‘s stealing admin, passwords and has a completely different purpose and is disguising itself as ransomware. the plot thickens. should you and i be worried, should people watching be worried, or is it just for organisations to be concerned with? it seems to be organisations, but that doesn‘t mean we shouldn‘t worry. if you are trying to get an aeroplane in kiev, you would face delays. the ticketing system at the ukraine metro wasn‘t working. and there were pictures from ukraine supermarkets with screens saying all the files have been encrypted. it does have personal knock back on people and consumers. as it‘s rolling out across the world, are there things organisations can do to stop it affecting them? what they should have and given they had this wannacry attack recently that was a wake—up call, if ever there was one, is great backup so they can immediately instigate systems. if they are constant

this virus dubbed petya is similar to wannacry.nly been a month since the wannacry hit computers in 150 countries. ransom ware infects and locks a computer and then it demands $300 in bit coin to open it up. petya also spread through a similar flaw in microsoft windows. the virus targets anyone who hasn't updated their system. >>> cyber security is investigating. good morning to you, nina. what do we know about who might be behind this attack? >> that's the multimillion dollar question at this point, dave and remember a month after that wannacry virus attack that was so devastating, people are still debating who exactly was behind that particular attack as well. some people have said that wannacry was something that was launched by the north koreans but at the moment people are still saying that it could well just as easily been a bedroom hacker and what we know here at this stage is that this particular virus attack started in ukraine. the ukranians because of their difficult course with russia over the last few years were quick t

. >> acknowledging that a number of countries have been hit by this petya ransomware, but so far, dhsas not released any information about u.s. sites being hacked, although any news which covers the u.s. energy sector is starting u.s. officials who named and unnamed american nuclear power plant was hit by some type of cyber attack this year. it is unclear exactly when. apparently, they have acted not affect any sensitive operating systems and it did not raise alarm bells with the nuclear regulatory commission, but u.s. officials reportedly say that it is a "ongoing matter that is being investigated." on a more troubling matter, there is information that the chernobyl nuclear site in the ukraine was part of this world wide petya ransomware. chernobyl was, of course, the side of the 1986 nuclear explosion in what was then the soviet union. but the disaster site is still in the process of being cleaned up and remains very dangerous. we are told the hack affected the electronic sensors that monitor radiation levels. for now, those levels are being taken manually. all work at chernobyl has

government security experts say this attack called petya was released by hackers. exploiting vulnerabilities in the windows operating system, and holding it all for ransom usually paid in bitcoins. >> they don't have to worry about what data you have. they only have to care about the fact that you care about your data. >> and you'll pay up. >> you care about your data, it's valuable to you, and therefore, the attack applies to nearly anyone globally. >> reporter: what can all of us do to protect ourselves? use long complicated passwords, mixing letters, numbers and symbols. keep your operating systems and anti-virus software up to date. don't click on suspicious e-mails or web links. experts say even if victims pay a ransom, they may not regain access to their data. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> tech giant google is in some hot water tonight. the company is getting slapped with a $2.7 billion fine by the european union for manipulating its search engine results. nbc news business correspondent jolene kent has more on the record-breaking punishment and wha

. >> reporter: the ransom ware virus known to some as petya has taken out hospitals around the globe, including in pittsburgh. >> she called me and said the surgery was canceled because the computers were down. >> reporter: experts say it should be a wakeup call for the american health care system. dr. rua has no idea what everyone around her in this simulated e.r. knows, that there was a hack. abc news was right there when security experts, government employees came to phoenix to witness the first-ever simulated mass hack of a hospital. you had no idea there was a hack. >> there was a problem, but i had no idea it was hacked. >> reporter: the goal of the exercise, to bring awareness to a fact recently highlighted in a congressional report that said the security of our health care system is in critical condition. with so many medical devices connected to the internet, they are considered potential threats. dan harris, phoenix, arizona. >>> when we come back, the coolest piece of "star wars" memorabilia, at least one of them, has a new home. >>> and how chrissy teigen just redefined th

. >> reporter: the ransomware virus known as "petya" has taken out computer systems all over the planet, including those at hospitals near pittsburgh. >> she called me and said surgery was canceled because the computers were down. >> we need an ekg right away and a chest x-ray. >> reporter: experts say it should be a wake-up call for the american health care system. >> sir, let's start cpr. >> reporter: doctor ruha has no idea what everyone around them in this simulated e.r. knows, that this patient is the victim of a hack. abc news was right there recently when medical professionals, security experts, and government employees came to phoenix to witness the first ever simulated mass hack of a hospital. >> so you had no idea this was a hack? >> i knew there was a problem with the aicd, but i had no idea it was hacked. >> reporter: the goal of this exercise, to bring awareness to a fax recently highlighted in a congressional report, which said the security of our healthcare systems is in "critical condition." with so many medical devices connected to the internet, they are now considered

it's called petya the ransom attack.tricks users into downloading malicious software on their computers. your computer becomes infected. they remain locked out of their devices until a bit coin ransom is paid. and merck has been hit by an attack. it tweeted we confirm our company's computer network was compromised as part of global hack. researchers says there is no kill switch that would limit the attack and while drexel university says that the virus is now spreading on its own. >> in a lot of cases you either clicked the link or open an attachment. >> what we see today is a self propagating piece of malware, meaning if you connect your computer to a network impacted you will be affected. disconnect your computers and i'm pads from the network to minimize further spread of the attack. >> this is what all home users and companies need to do. >> make sure your anti-virus is up to date and the software is up to date and the operating system is up to date. >> the video says that criminals keep using ransom wear is effectiv

eastern europe causing severe disruption in ukraine and russia the attack involved ma d malwea known as petya the disruption spread to several european companies including maersk, merck, wpp and rosneft arjun, we've seen this very similar ransomeware attack one month ago. have the companies not learned >> it seems they haven't this ransomeware is nasty. it locks files, different from the wannacry one, this is locking whole hard drives. essentially making the computer unusable the latest tally is 3.5 bitcoins have been paid, so $9,000. not a lot of money the advice is don't pay the ransom because actually you're not going to get your files back there's little evidence of whether this will unlock any of the files at the moment. the researchers are seeing big differences from wannacry. this is a more complicated attack it is stealing user names and log-in details in order to gain access to secure files and instore more of this malware across the network it's a different piece of work here security companies are still scrambling about how to fix it and whether there is a fix >> arjun, thank you v

hackers used a program dubbed "petya," that locks computers and demanded a ransom of $300 in bitcoin in order for users to get their files back. >> instead of encrypting every file, they are encrypting the master records that tell you where your files are kept and which is just as devastating. >> reporter: cyber security experts predict these attacks will grow. but there are precautions. >> you patch your systems probably. you keep them updated. and that will really roll out a lot of these exploits that have taken place. >> reporter: the u.s. department of homeland security says it is monitoring the ransomware attack. hena daniels, cbs news. >> in the u.s. at least 2 hospitals in western pennsylvania were hit in the attack. some patients reported on social media that their surgeries were rescheduled. >>> violent clashes continue in venezuela as country's political crisis is not slowing down. government officials say that a stolen police helicopter attacked the supreme court yesterday while two dozen opposition lawmakers say that they were attacked outside the national assembly by pro

>> this cyber attack is known as petya.aine where government businesses and officials reported interference to the power grid, government offices, banks and stores. the chernobyl nuclear plant was affected. staff had to switch to manually monitoring radiation levels because they couldn't access their computers. new regulations reports that computer systems of one american nuclear power plan has been affected. dozens of countries have been hit so far in russia. the top oil producers, merck in denmark and an a.p. terminal on the outscores of mumbai. and merck was the first major u.s. company impacted by the ransomwa ransomware. computers would receive a message like this before demanding a payment, this time, $300 in bitcoin. security experts say this attack is similar to last month's attack. systems that did not perform necessary microsoft security patches made for easy targets. a microsoft spoke person says we're continuing to investigate and will take appropriate actions to protect customers. neil? >> tracee thanks very mu

the attack has been carried out by the petya virus.eing told to pay $300 unlock in currency to said computers. global news 24 hours a day, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries around the world. this is bloomberg. tom: thank you. let's get to the data right now. equities, bonds, currencies, commodities -- a lot is moving to change the markets. a significant curve steepening in the last 48 hours or so. a stronger euro. oil cannot get out of its way after inventory news yesterday. the vix, showing the elevation to 9.27.ing from 9.810 you can really see the euro move in a weaker swiss franc. that's a big deal. guy: yeah, many of the similar assets are on my board. look at what is happening with the german yields. the front end, there is a different narrative at the front end than at the 10 year point. the 10 year point, nevertheless, still important. the year end call is for a .6 yield on the german 10 year. that still feels like a long way away, but if we get there, think about the losses we could see. it do

t >>> a new dangerous strain of ransomware called petya is crippling computers. among the targets are big names like pharmaceutical giant merck. two pennsylvania hospitals had to cancel surgeries and the chernobyl nuclear site in ukraine was also hit. the source of the attack is not clear at this point but experts say it is similar to last month's attack. >> i have to see where the evidence leads in this particular case. i mean, you crane russia is the target for ukraine to point at but there are many, many criminal organizations in the world based in many different countries and it could be a criminal organization, it could be a hatchett victivist. it could be a nation state. it's too soon to tell. >> in our nbc was believe their son is still alive. the freelance journalist and georgetown law school student was taken captive in syria nearly five years ago. if you've been anywhere near the museum, you've seen this banner. it features his picture, calling attention to his story and urging lawmakers to do whatever they can to secure his release. he went missing jus

the virus is called petya, and it takes over infected computers, effectively locking out users.ayment is required to return control of the machine and data. in early may, a similar virus called wanna cry spread to over 150 countries. this new attack shows signs of greater technical sophistication, but both apparently used, in part, a tool developed by the u.s. national security agency, a tool that was leaked into the open last year. with me now for more on this is rodney joffe. he is the senior vice president and national security executive for neustar, a cyber-security firm. rodney, it seems that we have not learned that much from what happened two months ago, but it seems that the attackers have learned a little bit more. >> there's no question that this is more sophisticated. when we look at the code, when we look at the mechanism that was used, this one is much more sophisticate. it actually uses three different vectors we've seen so far. the verkt you're talking about that was used in wanna cry, is the third option that is used by this one. it uses two others, but the damag

security expert and the swiss government have said it could be a variant of a bit of ransom ware called petyahe case yet but there are a lot about and it shows that if a criminal gang ora about and it shows that if a criminal gang or a state—sponsored group get hold of this malware they can doa group get hold of this malware they can do a lot of damage with it. group get hold of this malware they can do a lot of damage with itm is targeted or has somebody sent it out on the basis that somebody would be unlucky enough to log in at the wrong time and be hit by it? the only target seems to be that they are going for big firms and for things like oil companies energy suppliers, quite big targets with perhaps the view is that they don't wa nt perhaps the view is that they don't want disruption and if they don't have the back—ups they should have in place they might pay the ransom in order to get their systems up and running. 0ne in order to get their systems up and running. one of the first reports in ukraine said that the ticketing system at the metro was disrupted so when it's not impacting on t

they could suffer material financial damage after the petya bug. shares up more than 1.1%.ce shut down shares in india and on the u.s. east coast, saying they are carrying out a full assessment of the damage. bankruptcy of takata has dealt a major blow to its parenting families. the value of that takata stake has plummeted from nearly $3 billion to less than $70 million, and could go to zero. the family used to collect around $9 million. -- the year in dividends. as tesla finalizes its gigantic battery factory in nevada, china is poised to flip the switch. beijing aims to pump out more than 120 gigawatt adders a year, by 2021. that is enough to supply batteries for 1.5 million electric or hybrid cars. the tesla factory will make only 30 gigawatt battery cells. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am courtney collins. this is bloomberg. betty: let's check what we should be watching as trading gets underway in asia with adam haigh. the latest impetus from the central banks, does that have any more momentu

. >> this is called petya. >> petya >> when you say it has more logic built in that implies what? >> there's two big things that are different. the first thing is that wannacry leveraged a specific exploit -- >> a weakness? >> a weakness in the environment. it exploits a vulnerability. >> in windows. >> this exploits the same vulnerability in windows >> which is what >> windows has a way to communicate between servers, smb, server message block, that was known vulnerable as part of the nsa leak that came out when the attack methods were stolen microsoft patched that vulnerability for moths st of i systems in march but what you find is systems all over the world are still vulnerable >> because they have not downloaded the patch >> because they have not downloaded it. this calls out a core thing, a big part of the vulnerability that we find all over the world is that there's lots of known things we can do something about, but we have not found the mechanism to address those issues >> even though you think you have downloaded this patch at your company, if there's one company that ha

the global virus called petya, crippling thousands of machines worldwide. taking control of computers and demanding digital ransom from their owners to gain access. even if victims pay a ransom, they may not get control of their systems. among the targets, maersk, the chernobyl nuclear plant switched its radiation monitoring to manual to protect against attack. two hospitals in western pennsylvania were hit. patients posting on social media, saying some surgeries were canceled. >> this is a profitable business. we have to remember t most sophisticated attacks, using a dozen tools that were stolen from the national security agency and leaked online by a group called the shadow brokers. >> it's fast spreading. we're seeing the ukraine, the u.s., in india and the u.k. and other countries, as their worm is spreading around. >> what can all of us do to protect ourselves? use long, complicated passwords. keep your operating system and anti-virus system up to date. back up your computer on an external drive. and never click on suspicious e-mails or web links. >> g

this morning, an international cyber attacked has reached america's shores, the global virus called petyaking control of computers and demanding digital ransom from their owners to regain fact says. experts say, even if they pay, they may not get control of their systems, merck, the world's largest shipping company maersk and a shipping plant switched to manual to protect against attack. two hospitals in western pennsylvania were hit. patients posting on social media saying some surgeries were chance emed. >> this is a highly profitable business. we have to remember organized cyber crime totals up to almost $445 billion on an annual basis. >> reporter: the outbreak is the latest and perhaps the most sophisticated in a series of attacks, making use of dozens of hacking tools that were stolen from a national security agency and leaked on p online by a group called the shadow brokers. >> it's fast spreading. we are seeing the ukraine, initially the u.s., india and uk and ought countries as the worm is spreading around. >> so what can all of us do to protect ourss? >>ous long complicated pass