The Day the World’s Biggest Companies Got Hacked

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Credits:
Thanks to Jeff Keyzer for permission to use his image of the Geiger counter data logging:
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Sources:
Military base at Perevalne during the occupation the Autonomous Republic of Crimea: By Anton Holoborodko (Антон Голобородько) - http://www.ex.ua/76677715, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31559822
Putin signs the treaty of accession (annexation) with Crimean leaders: By Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31679370
Merck image 1: By Montgomery County Planning Commission - Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48794937
Cadbury factory: By jacobharrisau - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobharrisau/53958643244/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=151995490
Chernobyl HDR: Piotr Andryszczak, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Celebrating Constitution Day: Visem, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
NotPetya message appears on computer: User, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ukraine’s postal service head office: By Jorge Láscar from Australia - Khreshchatyk StUploaded by High Contrast, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27650845
Ukraine’s subway service: By Maksym Kozlenko - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81316731
Maersk headquarters: By Bahnfrend - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83739080
Office: Stubacca, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Maersk Virginia departing from Fremantle Harbour, Western Australia: Автор: Bahnfrend - Власна робота, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39781574
Maersk ship in Moscow: kees torn, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ship terminal in Zeebrugge, Belgium: Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC-BY-SA-3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Maersk shipping containers: AgainErick, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Closer up Maersk container stack: Maersk Line, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Maersk shipping containers in Rotterdam: Yann Fauché & Alma Mulalic, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Port Elizabeth terminal in Newark, New Jersey: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sleeping bag under desk: Sumeet Mulani, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/cALLH
PC World store: Maxwell Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Interior of electronics store: Landryfil, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Maersk ship at the Hai Phong International Container Terminal
Maersk building: Ricardo Ricote Rodríguez from Madrid, España, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Merck research building: By Coolcaesar - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=111169397
TNT Express: TNTExpressFr, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cadbury factory clock: By jacobharrisau - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobharrisau/53958643434/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=151995491
Countries affected by WannaCry map (red): This SVG version is by TheAwesomeHwyh, original PNG version by User, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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