Hackers launched
blistering ransomware attacks Tuesday against companies and agencies across the
world, particularly targeting Ukrainian businesses.
Major global firms
reported that they had been targeted, including British advertising agency WPP
(WPPGY),
Russian oil and gas giant Rosneft, global shipping company FedEx and Danish
shipping firm Maersk.
On Wednesday, FedEx
said operations of its TNT Express subsidiary were disrupted by a virus.
"Like many other
companies worldwide, TNT Express operations have been significantly affected by
an information system virus," Patrick Fitzgerald, SVP FedEx integrated
marketing and communications, said. "No data breach is known to have
occurred."
Maersk issued a similar
statement on Tuesday, saying its tech systems "are down across multiple
sites and business units due to a cyberattack."
