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    A cyber-attack impacts companies across Europe

    Another wave of powerful cyberattacks started in Europe today, and so far it's affected companies in India and the United States. In Ukraine, it shut down the major airport and the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

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    By Warren Olney • Jun 27, 2017 • 1 min read

    Another wave of powerful cyberattacks started in Europe today, and so far it's affected companies in India and the United States. In Ukraine, it shut down the major airport and the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Mikko Hyppönen, a cyber security expert in Helsinki, Finland, says the virus, which already has spread for six to seven hours, will continue infecting sites all over the world because there is nothing in the code to kill it.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Mikko Hyppönen

      global cyber security expert

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    McConnell hits headwinds, delays health bill
    1. 1:24A cyber-attack impacts companies across EuropeYou’re reading this
    2. 8:00McConnell hits headwinds, delays health bill
    3. 42:36Gay men are fleeing Chechnya's LGBT crackdown for Russia
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