By Tony Connelly

WPP is aiming to resume normal operations following yesterday’s (27 June) widespread cyber attack which ground several of its business to a halt.

WPP-owned agencies including GroupM, MediaCom, Maxus, JWT and Y&R saw their computer systems, phones and e-mail affected by the ransomware attack which locked out computers with a message saying the user’s files had been encrypted and would only be free once they paid 300 in bitcoin.

An example of the “Petya” ransomware used in the attack, similar to the WannaCry ransomware that hit thousands of computers around the world last month.

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Source: The Drum