Police seize servers of Ukrainian software firm after cyber attack

Oleg Derevianko, board chairman at Ukrainian cyber security firm ISSP, speaks during an interview at an office in Kiev, Ukraine July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian police on Tuesday seized the servers of an accounting software firm suspected of spreading a malware virus which crippled computer systems at major companies around the world last week, a senior police official said.

The head of Ukraine's Cyber Police, Serhiy Demedyuk, told Reuters the servers of M.E.Doc - Ukraine's most popular accounting software - had been seized as part of an investigation into the attack.