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First impacting Ukraine, where ATMs ceased to function and the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant's scientists experienced a complete blackout of their monitoring systems, NotPetya rapidly propagated across several critical sectors worldwide. In reaction to the chaos, companies like the Danish shipping conglomerate Maersk had to shut down 17 of their ports globally, while American pharmaceutical giant Merck halted production of the vital HPV vaccine. The extent of the attack was so widespread that entire economies began to shudder under its weight.