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1,000 Polish computers affected by WannaCry ransomware

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According to Polish CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team), some 1,235 unique Polish IP domains were affected by the WannaCry ransomware. That number represents 0.65 percent of all infected IPs. “the Internal Security Agency, the Polish Computer Emergency Response Team, as well as institutions connected to the Ministry of Digital Affairs are monitoring the situation all the time,” secret service coordinator Stanisław Żaryń said. The malware which affected some 200,000 IPs across the globe, encrypted users' files, demanding $300 to restore them. According to the White House under $70,000 had been paid in total in a bid to get the data released.

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