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Government agencies have been hit by the so-called ransomware. the software targets a flaw in microsoft windows, and now microsoft has released a security patch. it did back in march, but the virus hit networks that had not updated their systems with that patch, which microsoft stressed the importance of in statements sunday, also said this attack is a wake-up call for governments, kind of a remarkable warning from microsoft to governments, nsa in particular where this came from. >> let's get more on the global impact of this cyber attack. what could be in store today? cnn business and technol...

>> yeah. >> he doesn't get down in the mud. companies around the world bracing for more fallout from that big, huge cyber attack, the biggest ever. 200,000 users in 150 countries were hit by attacks. it started late friday and sort of rolled through the weekend. law enforcement warns there will be more victims this morning as this workweek begins. already attacks being reported overnight in china, japan, south korea. here's what happens. the virus locks users out of their computers and then demands hundreds of dollars to regain control. will companies like fedex and nissan, hospitals, univer...

Least 100,000 organizations. the director said the attack is unprecedented. >> we are running around 200 global operations against cybercrime each year. though we've never seen anything like this. we've seen the rise of ransom ware becoming the principal threat, but this is something we haven't seen before. the global reach is unprecedented. >> experts are urging everyone to install the latest windows update because there is a security patch in it to exposed the loophole. microsoft says they are working with customers and releasing updates for computers running on older systems. security exper...

Patch in march, but the virus hit networks that had not updated their systems, which microsoft stressed the importance of in a statement sunday but also said this attack is a wake-up call for governments. all right, folks, so, what do you do this morning to keep yourself safe? let's bring in samuel burke live in london for us. samuel, we know more cases already this morning. how do americans protect right ? >> reporter: well, if you want to know what's going to happen in america this morning, look at china, which has already had their monday morning 40,000 infections there. remember, this st...

Least 100,000 organizations. the director said the attack is unprecedented. >> we are running around 200 global operations against cybercrime each year. though we've never seen anything like this. we've seen the rise of ransom ware becoming the principal threat, but this is something we haven't seen before. the global reach is unprecedented. >> experts are urging everyone to install the latest windows update because there is a security patch in it to exposed the loophole. microsoft says they are working with customers and releasing updates for computers running on older systems. security exper...