Malware sparks raid

UKRAINE’S national cybercrime unit has seized servers belonging to a small company at the centre of a global outbreak of malicious software after “new activity” was detected there.

The announcement yesterday raised the possibility the hackers behind last week’s wide-ranging cyber attack were still seeking to sow chaos. Tax software firm ME Doc was raided to “immediately stop the uncontrolled proliferation” of malware.

It was not immediately clear how or why hackers might still have access to ME Doc’s servers.