Police hunt the creators of global cyber attack as a different threat emerges
London — Days after the global cyber attack, UK police are trying to figure out whether it was an established network of criminals, state-backed hackers or bored teenagers that crippled the country’s health service. The malware campaign affected more than 200,000 computers in at least 150 countries, locking users out of systems at Chinese government agencies, Deutsche Bahn, vehicle makers Nissan Motor and Renault, logistics giant FedEx, and hospitals around the world. As security experts gain the upper hand in containing the infection, police have begun the hunt for its creators. "The response is beyond anything I’ve seen before," said Steven Wilson, the head of Europol’s EC3 cyber crime unit. "The picture is starting to emerge slowly. This could be something that is going to take us a considerable period of time." A global cyber security firm said on Wednesday it was possible a different attack that could dwarf last week’s assault may already be under way. "Researchers at Proofpoin...
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