How to Protect Yourself as Ransomware Attack Spreads Around the Globe

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Hospitals and other healthcare providers across England were forced to cancel countless appointments and divert ambulances on Friday after a massive ransomware attack crippled their computer systems. In the hours that followed, the crisis spread to facilities in at dozens of other countries, according to news reports.
FedEx was one of the big corporations affected by the attack, telling NBC News that “like many oth