my guess is rob wainwright head of europol. part of the cyber—criminals steps ahead of the cyber—criminals steps ahead of the 7 rob wainwright, welcome to heart talk. for the last few days you have been somewhat preoccupied with wannacry, this ransomware which has spread across the world. how seriously should we be taking it? spread across the world. how seriously should we be taking mm is one of 200 high profile investigations against cyber crime and including that there has been this trend of these growing threat from ra nsomwa re we this trend of these growing threat from ransomware we have never seen anything from ransomware we have never seen anything on this scale spreading across 150 countries, over 200,000 victims. it is unique characteristic combining ransomware with a wormlike function. another very stark warning to many years that is that we have to many years that is that we have to ta ke to many years that is that we have to take cybersecurity seriously. we have been aware of it for 72 hours, your team have been wo

made the man who made that warning is rob wainwright, the director of europol. thank you forjoining us. tell us what you now know and what has emerged about the scale of the attack? it is fast spreading, there isa attack? it is fast spreading, there is a unique characteristic of this ra nsomwa re is a unique characteristic of this ransomware attack, we are used to add europol seeing how ransomware has become a major problem, but we never saw something on this scale. that is because ransomware itself has been combined with one application that allows for the infection of one computed —— to quickly spread to other computers which is why we have seen these numbers increasing all the time. across different sectors across the world, i think the numbers are going up. we have seen a slowdown in the infection rate on friday night after a temporary fix around it. it has been overcome by a second variation that the criminals have released. so numbers are going up. you are worried about people going into work tomorrow morning after the weekend and turning on their computer

rob wainwright, welcome to hardtalk. thank you.he last few days you have been somewhat preoccupied with wannacry, this ransomware which has spread across the world. how seriously should we be taking it? well, it is one of around 200 high—profile investigations europol is helping to co—ordinate around the globe against cyber crime and including that there has been this trend of this growing threat from ra nsomwa re over the last couple of years, but we have never seen anything on this scale, spreading across 150 countries or more, over 200,000 victims. it is a unique characteristic of combining a ransomware with a wormlike function, which explains why it's spreading around the world. it's a step up in cyber crime activity. another very stark warning to many sectors that we have to take cybersecurity seriously. we have been aware of it for 48—72 hours, you and your team have been working on it extensively since then. but you just used the present tense — you just said "it is still spreading" — is it still spreading? we saw over the w

that is rob wainwright, director of europol speaking to me a little earlier.a lot of action this afternoon. sport now and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre here's tim haig. hull city are going to be relegated from the premier league at this point — ben.... anything other than a win at crystal palace would mean they're effectively down... and they are losing 2—0 at selhurst park. they made a terrible start — a bad mistake from andrea ranocchia and wilfrid zaha scored after two minutes. christian benteke got a second before half time. 60 minutes gone so far... elsewhere, liverpool can move into third with a victory at west ham united. that match kicks off at 2.15. the pressure is coming at the end of the season, that is how it is. if there isn't pressure you don't go for anything. of course, we have this kind of pressure and we know that all of the competitors in the table are very strong. they can all win football games, but we are also strong. we have a difficult game against west ham and it is very important. how important? we will see. we will be

europol‘s director, rob wainwright, has warned that he fears the number will grow when people returnl we are running around 200 global operations against cyber crime each year, but we have never seen anything like this. we have seen the rise of ransomware becoming the principal cyber threat i think, but this is something we haven't seen before. the global reach is unprecedented. how many countries now? the latest count is over 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries. those victims, many of those will be businesses, including large corporations, like fedex in america. and these are different institutions? many different institutions, it is certainly not a uk only problem. it is an international problem. this morning, the defence secretary michael fallon told andrew marr that the government had identified in its security review that cyber threats were one of the greatest threats to the country. in our security reviewjust over a year and a few months ago, we identified cyber threats as one of the three principal threats and we set aside £1.9 billion to protect us better against cyber

europol‘s director rob wainwright says computer disruption for ransom is an escalating threat.en nhs trusts remain affected by the cyber attack. there are fears that monday, for many the start of the working week, could reveal there are more victims. here's our technology correspondent, theo leggett. 0perations cancelled and appointments delayed — friday's cyber attack affected nhs organisations throughout england and scotland. systems at some hospitals like the royal london are still down. other patients have told me their operations have had to be cancelled, but i must say, i don't blame the staff in any way. it's not theirfault and i don't blame the it people. they are just fighting a battle that just goes on and on. the crisis may not be over. the head of europe's policing agency, europol, says there could be a new wave of infections when people return to work tomorrow morning, and he says the size of the attack is deeply disturbing. we've never seen anything like this, unprecedented in its scale. we are seeing over 200,000 victims in over 150 countries, so clearly a global

europol‘s director, rob wainwright, spoke to my colleague ben brown and said he fears the number wille return to work tomorrow. we are well used to, at europol, seeing how ra nsomwa re has become a major cybercriminal problem but we have never seen something on this scale. that is because ransomware itself has been combined with a worm application, that allows for the infection of one computer to quickly spread across other networks. that is why we have seen these numbers increasing all the time. and right across many different sectors and across the world. i think numbers are still going up and we have seen the slowdown of the infection rate over friday night after a temporary fix around it has now been overcome by a second variation in the criminals have released. so numbers are going up. and i think that you are worried about people going to work tomorrow morning after the weekend and turning on their computers, and there is the virus? yes, that is a concern as the attack was launched on friday afternoon, perhaps deliberately, to catch companies when they had downtime over the week

europol‘s rob wainwright described the global attack as "unprecedented in its scale".sts remain affected and officials are warning patients about further disruption in coming days. here's our health editor hugh pym. it was the biggest ever attack on health service it systems. today, staff at those hospitals caught up in the disruption were doing their best to get up and running. but the nhs was one victim of a global cyber assault and europe's police agency says the scale of the problem is unprecedented and it could get worse. this will be sitting in systems over the weekend in systems not been used and when people arrive for work on monday morning and turn on their computer, we will see the numbers going up again. but questions are being asked about whether nhs it security was adequate. some trusts are still using an outdated operating system, windows xp. ministers said there had been investment. we are spending around £50 million on the nhs cyber systems to improve security. we have encouraged the nhs trust to reduce their exposure to the weakest since them, windows

robbed wainwright of a base hit. 5th inning cain leaves a pitch over the heart of the plate to matt carpenteroh mercy. that's a two-run shot. he allowed seven runs. 7-1 8th inning, giants are dead last. they've got a couple out of the way of st. louis. and then eduardo nunes goes back to back. cardinals win it 8-3. who was t back. and he needed to hold this. are you kidding me? they just barely lifted it out and so he went out there to settle for the 2nd. he was in with the par on the first playoff hole. he misses his par putt. he's three jacks from about six feet and cost him the title. almost apologetic with his first win in nearly three years. >> he almost had it. >> oh yeah. game day tonight, we will take you to the river walks, san antonio and we will hear what they had to say about the warriors and their possible sweep tomorrow. it looks like certainly leonard is not going to play. what do you do? no leonard or david lee. the team is in trouble. >> we'll be right back. did you know 90% of couples disagree on mattress firmness? enter sleep number she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcor

rob wainwright. >> we've seen cyber become being the threat. it is unprecedented. >> reporter: the hackers demanded $300 or their files would be erased. new code has surfaced that has allowed the ransom ware to work without the kill switch. >> the huge concern is all the computers that are potentially going to be turned on at the beginning of this workweek, and they could be vulnerable to this ransom ware sample that has no kill switch. >> reporter: they used vulnerabilities in microsoft windows to carry out the attacks. they are still searching for whoever is responsible for the ransom ware. experts are urging companies to back up their data and keep their software up to date. >>> president trump said this weekend he expects to nominate a new fbi director by the end of the week. errol barnett has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: president trump spent time at his golf club in virginia today and wished the country a happy mother's day, as did first lady melania trump, tweeting a picture with their son barron. but john dickerson says

security researcher found a way to stem the initial spread of the virus......but europol director rob wainwright says that the solution was merely a temporary one.rob wainwright / executive director, europol: "the cyber criminals are already responding to that and issued a variant of the threat that gets beyond that."i'm reid binion reporting. ( robin @ landing ) still ahead on the kron four morning news. the jungle is set to welcome actor johnny depp. we'll explain what's happening after the break on the hollywood minute. and here's a live look outside... toll plaza who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( robin @ landing ) tracking you entertainment headlin

but not before affecting 200,000 computers at hospital, bankers, europe's policing agency rob wainwright. >> we have seen the rise of ransomware becoming the principal threat but there is something we haven't seen before. >> the attack forces users to pay $300 or risk their data being erased. huss says less than 48 hours after stopping the cyberattack, new code has it's the ransomware to work without the kill switch. >> the huge concern right now are all the computers that are potentially going to be turned on at the beginning of this workweek and those could still be vulnerable to this new ransomware sample that has no kill switch. >> reporter: hackers use vulnerabilities in microsoft windows to carry out their attack. authorities are still hunting for whoever is responsible for the ransomware. elaine, experts are urging companies to update their operating software and regularly backup their data to protect themselves. >> quijano: mireya villarreal in los angeles, thank you. president trump said this weekend he expects to nominate a new fbi director by the end of the week. errol barnett

the director of rob wainwright is unprecedented. >> we are running over 200 global crimes each year. we have never seen anything like this, but we have seen the rise of ransom ware, i think. but this will be something we have not seen before. the global reach is unprecedented. >> experts are urging everyone to install their latest window uptake because of a security patch in it to fix the loopholes these hackers exploited. they would release it back in march and microsoft says right now they're working with customers and also releasing updates for computers, running on older systems. the security expert told the associated press this attack happened because of a perfect storm of conditions including the the fact these hackers used a weaponnized exploit. seemingly created by the nsa just years ago and leaked online last month. but the white house is now planning for an emergency meeting. and sources are tell iting president trump he ordered his homeland security advisor to hold this meeting on friday night and evaluate their attack. in washington ellison barber fox news. >>> emmanuel

the ransomware was slowed by the action of a british tech expert that is rob wainwright says it was a have since seen a new version of these which overcomes that temporary fix. i also concerned about what happens on monday morning because i this bug will be sitting in systems over the weekend that have not been news and people arrive on monday morning and turn on their computers, i think we will see the numbers going up again. i hope security experts in different countries around the world are running a pretty basic health check over the weekend to prevent that from happening. also making news, france's new president was sworn into office, with a promise that his country's power is not in decline. emmanuel macron used his first speech as head of state to promise an extraordinary renaissance for the french people. he's expected to name his new prime minister on monday, before travelling to germany for a meeting with chancellor merkel. mrs merkel will welcome her french counterpart on the back of some good electoral news, with her christian democrats celebrating a strong performance in

were affected by that cyber attack with some 200,000 victims, that is what the head of europol rob wainwrightcted by that cyber attack with ransom ware. the global reach was unprecedented. 200,000 victims in 150 countries. many of those victims will be businesses including large corporations. we are in the face of an escalating threat, say europol. numbers are going up and they are worried numbers will continue to grow when people go back to work tomorrow and turn on their computers. a report on the latest developments from our correspondence, richard galpin. this unprecedented global cyber attack hit the nhs hardest, leading to cancellations and delays at hospitals and gp surgeries across england and scotland. but ministers attending a meeting of the crisis response team cobra yesterday concluded that the situation was back under control and the nhs was working as normal again, for the most part. and nhs officials insisted that the disruption was not because they were using old microsoft computer operating systems vulnerable to attack. the nhs has some of the most up—to—date technology in th

<rob wainwright / executive director, europol: "we've never seen anything on this scale. our concern is the way in which this - for the first time we've seen something that combines the ransomware with a worm functionality.">( anny ) the security flaw that hackers used was made public after information was stolen from the n-s-a. a british researcher found a way to stop the initial spread of the virus... but it was a temporary fix. we will continue to follow the story as the hack threat continues and updates throughout the morning. (mark) a new jersey family headed to a birthday celebration in las vegas say they were booted from a jetblue flight for storing a birthday cake in an overhead bin. cameron burke says they were flying back on may third when he was asked to remove the cake which he did. he says another attendant scolded him, telling them to leave the plane after burke questioned whether the attendant had been drinking. jetblue says the cake and other items were stowed in a bin reserved for safety and emergency equipment and the family refused to remove them. the a

europe's policing director, rob wainwright. >> ransomware becoming the threat, this the global reach is unprecedented. >> reporter: the attack basically holds your system hostage forcing users to pay $300 or risk their data being erased. security analyst and former san francisco fbi special agent jeff harp. >> once they have got into your system, it's painstakingly difficult to get it out. it causes a dissection of a lot of different things through the internet at wherever -- whatever company has been infiltrated. >> reporter: over the weekend, a cyber security engineer and a british researcher that goes by the handle malware tech stumbled on a way to temporarily limit the spread of the worm. it likely bought precious time for organizations trying to block the attack. betty yu, kpix5 5. >> experts are calling on companies to update software and back up data frequently. in a blog post microsoft says there should be greater cooperation between the government and the private sector on cyber threats. >>> authorities investigating arson as a likely cause of a fire in emeryville over the w

rob wainwright, the head of europol, said there were now 200,000 victims of the cyber attack around theld and more could be affected as computers are turned on tomorrow morning. seven nhs trusts in england are still affected, with patients being warned about further disruption in coming days. here's our health editor hugh pym. it was the biggest ever attack on health service it systems. today, staff at those hospitals caught up in the disruption were doing their best to get up and running. they used paper where they had to. but the nhs was one victim of a global cyber assault and europe's police agency says the scale of the problem is unprecedented and it could get worse. this bug will be sitting in systems over the weekend in systems not being used and when people arrive for work on monday morning and turn on their computer, we will see the numbers going up again. but questions are being asked about whether nhs it security was adequate. some trusts are still using an outdated operating system, windows xp. ministers said there had been investment. we are spending around £50 million on t

europol's director, rob wainwright, said the unprecedented global attack impacted at least 200,000 victims many of them businesses, across 150 countries. and he said even more damage could be discovered when people return to work tomorrow. europol said it's still too early to determine who launched the extortion attack. independent centrist emmanuel macron was inaugurated as france's new president today, one week after he trounced right-wing populist marine le pen in the run-off election. at 39, macron, who took over from socialist francois hollande, is france's youngest leader since napoleon bonaparte. in his inauguration speech, macron vowed to fight terrorism, and to work for a "more efficient, more democratic" european union. >> the world and europe need france more than ever. they need a strong france which is confident in its destiny. they need a france which speaks out loudly for freedom and solidarity. they need a france which can invent the future. >> sreenivasan: macron now must field candidates for next month's parliamentary elections. china's president xi jinping pledged anothe

the director rob wainwright says the attack is massive and unlike anything they've seen. >> latest count is 100 in at least 150 countries. many of those will be businesses including large corporations like fedex. >> many different institutions. certainly not a u.k. only problem. it's an international problem. trigger this impacted hospitals in the u.k. to railroads in germany to fedex. security experts told "the associated press" attack happened because of happened because the '-backquote perfect storm of conditions including the fact that the hackers used a weapon nice exploit seemingly created by the nsa years ago in leaked online last month that experts urging everyone to install the latest windows update because there's a security patch and it to fix the loophole. they loophole. they released loophole. they released it in march of mind of the attack, microsoft said they decided to release updates for computers running much older system of thought that an interesting thing is there is a 22-year-old cybersecurity researcher in lynn who according to "the guardian" was playing online on

rob wainwright, the eu police agency, said that this cyber attack had already impacted 200,000 peoplet least 150 countries but wainwright said he was worried that the numbers would only increase as people return to work today and turn on their computers. now we have early report of attacks in japan, korea and taiwan. the amount of money being demanded is relatively small. a few hundred dollars of bitcoins that could possibly go up. cyber security firm said that the ransom note looks like this, oops, your important files are encrypted. that means you can't access them anymore until they're decrypted. this used a vulnerability of old versions of microsoft which was originally discovered and exploited by the national security agency as an offensive security weapon. the chief legal officer said that the attack was in his words a wake-up call in saying this provides yet another example of why the stockpiling of vulnerabilities in governments is such a problem. guys, back to you. >> hey, josh, are individuals being targeted too? or is it just businesses? >> i have not heard any reports, sar