Ransomware Attacks in Europe Target Known Server Vulnerability, Cybersecurity Agencies Warn

Ransomware Attacks in Europe Target Known Server Vulnerability, Cybersecurity Agencies Warn
A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Kacper Pempel/Illustration/Reuters
The Associated Press
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ROME—Cybersecurity agencies in Europe are warning of ransomware attacks exploiting a 2-year-old computer bug as Italy experienced widespread internet outages.

The Italian premier’s office said Sunday night the attacks affecting computer systems in the country involved “ransomware already in circulation” in a product made by cloud technology provider VMware.