Daily Mirror

Hack on NHS ‘was N Korea’

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BRITAIN’S Security Minister has publicly blamed North Korea for the WannaCry cyber attack that targeted the NHS.

Ben Wallace said: “We believe quite strongly it came from a foreign state.

“North Korea is the state we believe was involved in this worldwide attack.”

He added: “North Korea has been potentiall­y linked to other attacks about raising foreign currency.”

May’s ransomware hack infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries, demanding money.

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