Marcus Hutchins warns of a ZOMBIE cyber attack tomorrow stat : Daily Mail Online

The attack which began on Friday struck banks, hospitals and government agencies, exploiting known vulnerabilities in old Microsoft computer operating systems. There are fears the next strike could be a 'zombie' attack, which sees malware that has infected a computer coming back to life in systems that have already been fixed. Hutchins, pictured left with a group of friends, is attempting to track down the hackersHe did not go to university because he was offered a job in computer security. He continued: 'On Monday there is a good risk that there will be another attack so I'm going to try to keep everyone informed. The British IT expert, 22, became an accidental hero by putting the brakes on the spread of the mass cyber attack, pictured'My GCSEs were not great.




FireEye Inc (FEYE.O), another large cyber security firm, said it was also investigating but cautious about drawing a link to North Korea. In one case, alleged hackers from North Korea demanded bitcoin in exchange for client information they had stolen from a South Korean shopping mall, Choi added. REUTERS/Darren WhitesideParamedics carry a patient to an ambulance parked outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Dylan MartinezAn ambulance is parked outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo MunozA screenshot shows a WannaCry ransomware demand, provided by cyber security firm Symantec, in Mountain View, California, U.S. May 15, 2017.


Cyber security experts fear more havoc on Monday as people return to work and unlock their computers. Network security companies Fortinet Inc. FTNT, +3.40% and Proofpoint Inc. PFPT, +7.36% leapt 5.1% and 8%. Additionally, the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF HACK, +3.19% jumped 3.4%. In the U.K., antivirus company Sophos Group PLC SOPH, +0.38% facebook/" target="_blank">shares surged 7.5%. Shares of cyber-security and anti-virus companies are posting strong gains Monday morning, as experts worry about a return of the massive cyber attack that has paralyzed more than 200,000 computers in at least 150 countries.


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