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It gets into spam e-mail or attachments, it locks your computer holding it and its data hostage until user has to pay ransom. this is a screenshot of what the virus dubbed want to cry. in this case users had to pay up to $600 to get access again. the side and speed hitting tens of thousands of computers including in hundreds of companies including the u.s., uk, china. it affected fedex here in the u.s. and british hospitals and medical centers. many were forced to cancel or delay routine procedu...

North korea hopes to target ships in the future. u.s. ambassador to the u.n. now vowing that america and allies will continue to put pressure on pyongyang. and fbi nsa now searching for hackers behind the massive global cyberattack that hit 150 countries, hundreds of thousands of computers affected by a ransom ware virus that holds data hostage until you pay a 300 dollar ransom, the attack even put lives at risk locking down computers that run britain hospitals and germanys national railway hope...

Story in the world of technology. a global cyber attack creating chaos among hospitals across england as teams of technicians work around the clock to restore computer systems. the large scale hack which has affected tens of thousands of computers worldwide used tools believed to have been stolen from the national security agency is. bryan llenas has more details. bryan, what can you explain to us about situation? >> reporter: well, look, liz, hackers exploited a software flaw is in windows micr...

Unprecedented in its sheer size, hitting dozens of countries around the world. the victims include fedex in the u.s. and many hospitals in great britain. security experts racing to contain the fallout. bryan llenas joins us live from our new york city newsroom with more details. >> reporter: hi, kelly. hackers used a microsoft windows flaw to launch what appears to be the largest cyber attack of its kind in history on friday. the flaw was leaked online, it was secretly used as a cyber weapon by ...

Security experts racing to contain the fallout. we have brian in our video with the latest. >> hackers use microsoft windows flaw to launch what appears to be the largest cyber attack of this kind in history on friday. the leaked flaw was once secretly used as a cyber weapon by the us national security agency. hackers exploited this method to infect computers with iran somewhere through spam e-mail or attachments that iran somewhere launched your computer holding your data hostage in the user mu...

Later leaked to the internet. ransom ware holes the computers data hostage until the user pays a ransom. this is a screenshot about what it does and what it looks like at a surgery center in northern england on friday. the attack is alarming because of the size and speed hitting nearly 100 countries including the u.s., u.k., india, china, and russia. it affected many industries from fedex in the u.s., to the russian interior ministry, to british hospitals and medical centers. many hospitals forc...

It gets into spam e-mail or attachments, it locks your computer holding it and its data hostage until user has to pay ransom. this is a screenshot of what the virus dubbed want to cry. in this case users had to pay up to $600 to get access again. the side and speed hitting tens of thousands of computers including in hundreds of companies including the u.s., uk, china. it affected fedex here in the u.s. and british hospitals and medical centers. many were forced to cancel or delay routine procedu...

Tonig tonight. theres been a lot of anger on display. >> if the dnc continues to hold our data hostage and attack the heart and soul of our grass roots campaign, we will be in federal court this afternoon seeking immediate relief. we need our data which has been stolen by the dnc. >> tonight we will see how the clinton and sanders candidates handle the issue of four sanders aides being accused of accessing voter financial data that belongs to the clinton campaign. it could lead to fireworks toni...

That belonged to hillary clintons campaign. >> tucker, they said it was only 40 minutes they got to read that data. this as democrats prepare for the third presidential debate tonight. >> mike emanuel is live in new hampshire with the very latest. good morning. >> good morning, an -- anna, clayton, tucker. the issue of restoring that database has been resolved after the sanders campaign filed a lawsuit last night against the democratic national committee. however, the more serious charge of favo...