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Pharmaceutical company Merck confirmed Tuesday that its computer network was compromised as part of a global cyberattack. Merck said it is "investigating the matter."

Go deeper: The hack appears to have originated in Europe.

Merck caught in global cyberattack

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Pharmaceutical company Merck <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="confirmed Tuesday" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/Merck/status/879716775021170689" data-vars-content-id="0cff77f4-bcac-4885-9260-897bcf330112" data-vars-headline="Merck caught in global cyberattack" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/Merck/status/879716775021170689" target="_blank">confirmed Tuesday</a> that its computer network was compromised as part of a global cyberattack. Merck said it is &quot;investigating the matter.&quot;Go deeper: The hack appears to have <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="originated in Europe" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/massive-ransomware-attack-hits-europe-1513303273-b73c7f49-f796-42d2-85a3-2b92fef93507.html" data-vars-content-id="0cff77f4-bcac-4885-9260-897bcf330112" data-vars-headline="Merck caught in global cyberattack" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/massive-ransomware-attack-hits-europe-1513303273-b73c7f49-f796-42d2-85a3-2b92fef93507.html" target="_self">originated in Europe</a>.