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At least one Australian business has been hit by a global malware attack that crippled large parts of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service.

The ransomware attack, which locks access to a user’s files until they send money to a Bitcoin wallet address, left some UK hospitals unable to access patients’ medical records, perform x-rays or supply identification tags for newborn babies. Speaking on Sky News last night, cybersecurity minister Dan Tehan said the attack had affected a private business and that government services were not affected.

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Alex McKinnon, The Saturday Paper