How to fix ransomware WannaCry attack W. MI man hailed as hero for stopping global cyberattack SuperUser Account / Monday, May 15, 2017 0 1119 Article rating: No rating GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A massive worldwide cyberattack crippled computers worldwide in a blackmail scheme that demanded payment or else data systems would be impacted. The attack hit computers in about 100 countries including China, Russia, France and Brittan where the National Health Service was compromised temporarily shutting down some emergency rooms and misdirecting ambulances. But it was a computer security engineer who works out of his home in Fremont that brought the attack to a halt. The attack happened Friday using a flaw in Microsoft systems that was revealed in a release of National Security Agency information. The malware named “WannaCry” created a huge mess. Read more