Payments have not led to data recovery in cyber attack -White House

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) The White House said today that less than 70,000 dollars had been paid in ransom in the wake of the global “WannaCry” cyber attack and that it is aware of no instances in which a payment has led to the recovery of data. Speaking to reporters at a regular White House briefing, Tom Bossert, President Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser, said that about 150 countries had been affected by the attack and more than 300,000 machines infected. REUTERS