Romanian prosecutors from the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) have opened a criminal investigation in rem (of the facts) for crimes against the security and integrity of computer systems and data, following the recent international cyber-attack.

The DIICOT prosecutors are now waiting to receive information from the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) on this issue, reports local Agerpres. They’re also expecting the institutions affected by this cyber-attack to file complaints.

The recent WannaCry ransomware attack, which spread to more than 100 countries, also affected Romania’s biggest carmaker Dacia, which had to shut down some of the production lines at its plant in Mioveni. The plant restarted its activity of Monday, May 15. Dacia’s parent-group Renault has also been affected by the attack.

WannaCry is a ransomware attack that exploits a vulnerability of the Microsoft Windows operating system. Once installed on the infected computer, the virus encrypts the users’ files and demands payment in bitcoin to allow the victims to access their data. According to Russian antivirus producer Kaspersky, Romania was among the ten most affected countries in the WannaCry cyber-attack.

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Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com