In a joint alert Wednesday, the FBI and two federal agencies warned that they had “credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers.”

"Ransomware is one of the largest threats to the upcoming election," said Microsoft Corporate Vice President Tom Burt.

In a tweet posted Saturday night, Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq said the government's  IT system had been hacked "early this morning" by a "virus" that had "targeted public services."

Sources told Reuters the hackers appeared to be searching for technical information that could explain how Yandex authenticates user accounts. Such information could help a spy agency impersonate a user and access their private messages.

The attack affected the Saturday edition of The Times, Tribune, Sun and other newspapers that share a production platform in Los Angeles.

A "malware attack" has made the dining-out experience less than appetizing for some Canadian restaurants and their customers.

A spokesperson for NSBI said there was no evidence found to suggest that any personal information was inappropriately accessed despite several attempts.

The town's network was illegally accessed and infected by ransomware on Sept. 1.

The Trump administration issued a fresh warning Tuesday about malicious North Korean cyber activity, as that nation's leader dispatched a top adviser to New York to prepare for a possible summit on its nuclear arsenal.

"The attack is being taken to the individual. This isn’t the banks’ firewall. This isn’t the government’s firewall. This is your firewall," said Ajay Sood of Symantec Canada.