US preparing to help victims of global cyberattack

The US government is preparing to help any institution affected by the new cyberattack that is affecting companies around the world, Department of Homeland Security spokesman Scott McConnell told EFE.

The multi-pronged attack by a type of ransomware virus called Petya over the past few hours has affected dozens of institutions, businesses and banks in Russia and Ukraine, as well as Denmark's Maersk shipping company and the French glassmaking and construction materials giant Saint-Gobain.
 EFE/EPA
27/6/17