- Title: Some businesses in Asia disrupted by cyber attack, authorities brace for more
- Date: 15th May 2017
- Summary: JAKARTA, INDONESIA (MAY 15, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF DHARMAIS CANCER HOSPITAL SIGN READING (Bahasa Indonesia): "WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE TEMPORARY MALFUNCTION OF OUR SYSTEMS" / PEOPLE SITTING IN WAITING ROOM VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SITTING IN WAITING ROOM (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) DHARMAIS CANCER HOSPITAL PATIENT, SRI ASTUTI, SAYING: "It's the number of people. There are always so many people, that's why it's taking so long. And we always get the last spot. We're tired, but we need the treatment." PEOPLE SITTING IN WAITING ROOM SIGN READING (Bahasa Indonesia): "Due to disturbances in the hospital information systems caused by a virus, we apologize for any inconvenience." VARIOUS OF HOSPITAL ATTENDANTS WORKING PATIENT FILLING FORM DHARMAIS HOSPITAL PRESIDENT DIRECTOR ABDUL KADIR STANDING IN FRONT OF REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) DHARMAIS HOSPITAL PRESIDENT DIRECTOR, ABDUL KADIR, SAYING: "At the moment, 70 to 80 percent of the system is online. We cannot do certain things like connect to the internet and because we've been disconnected for a short while, we therefore cannot link the patients' records to their BPJS (national health service) profile." PEOPLE SITTING IN WAITING ROOM SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (MAY 15, 2017) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF BUILDING THAT CGV CINEMA IS IN PEOPLE WALKING PAST ON STREET CGV LOGO ON BUILDING CGV TICKETING OFFICE VARIOUS OF BLACK SCREEN THAT USED TO SHOW FILM ADVERTISEMENTS BEFORE BEING AFFECTED BY WANNACRY RANSOMWARE WORM CORRIDOR LEADING TO CINEMA THEATRES VARIOUS OF ANNOUNCEMENT READING (Korean): "Advertisements are affected by ransomware. The movie will start 10 minutes later than the time shown on ticket"
- Embargoed: 29th May 2017 08:46
- Keywords: cyber attack government cinema hospital South Korea Indonesia Asia cyberattack
- Location: JAKARTA, INDONESIA/SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- City: JAKARTA, INDONESIA/SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: Various
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA0016GY7XON
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Asian governments and businesses reported some disruptions from the WannaCry ransomware worm on Monday (May 15) but cybersecurity experts warned of a wider impact as more employees turned on their computers and checked e-mails.
At Indonesia's biggest cancer hospital, Dharmais Hospital in Jakarta, around 100 to 200 people were packed into the waiting rooms after the institution was hit by cyber-attacks affecting scores of computers. By late morning, some people were still filling out forms manually though the hospital said 70 to 80 percent of systems were back online.
In South Korea, at least nine cases of disruption were identified, including a large multiplex cinema chain in the country, CJ CGV Co Ltd. A CGV spokesman said some of the advertisement servers had been affected by the ransomware, resulting in some of the advertisements before a movie showing the ransomware message. Movie screening itself was not affected.
The ransomware that has locked up hundreds of thousands of computers in more than 150 countries has been mainly spread by e-mail, hitting factories, hospitals, shops and schools worldwide.
Infected computers appear to largely be out-of-date devices that organizations deemed not worth the price of upgrading or, in some cases, machines involved in manufacturing or hospital functions that proved too difficult to patch without possibly disrupting crucial operations, security experts said. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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