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The latest Petya seems to be broken on purpose: the victims’ keys are lost forever.
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The author of original Petya ransomware is back.
After 6 months of silence, the author of the now infamous Petya ransomware appeared today on Twitter to help victims unlock their files encrypted by a new version of Petya, also known as NotPetya.
“We’… Continue reading Original Author of Petya Ransomware is Back & He Wants to Help NotPetya Victims
What if I say the Tuesday’s devastating global malware outbreak was not due to any ransomware infection?
Yes, the Petya ransomware attacks that began infecting computers in several countries, including Russia, Ukraine, France, India and the United Sta… Continue reading Turns Out New Petya is Not a Ransomware, It’s a Destructive Wiper Malware
Watch out, readers! It is ransomware, another WannaCry, another wide-spread attack.
The WannaCry ransomware is not dead yet and another large scale ransomware attack is making chaos worldwide, shutting down computers at corporates, power supplies, and… Continue reading Petya Ransomware Spreading Rapidly Worldwide, Just Like WannaCry
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A massive ransomware outbreak is spreading globally and being compared to WannaCry. Continue reading Second Global Ransomware Outbreak Under Way
An apparent outbreak of Petya ransomware appears to be affecting a large number of banks, energy firms and other companies based in Russia, Ukraine, Spain, Britain and France. Early reports indicate that infected computers are locked by ransomware and as such, normal business operations have been disrupted. A new #WannaCry-like massive attack on Russian and Ukrainian #Critical #Infrastructue discovered. More countries expected #Petya #infosec pic.twitter.com/hRDPHKAC8R — Group-IB (@GroupIB_GIB) June 27, 2017 Kaspersky Labs researchers say that Petya is spreading globally at an alarming rate. The cause behind Petya’s spread is not yet k known. Some have speculated that the virus is powered by components of EternalBlue, an NSA-quality exploit that was leaked several months ago and has already been used once to deliver a worm-based variant of ransomware. Petrwrap/Petya ransomware variant with contact wowsmith123456@posteo.net spreading worldwide, large number of countries affected. — Costin Raiu (@craiu) June 27, 2017 Based on […]
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From March 2016 we’ve observed the evolution of an interesting low-level ransomware, Petya. Now, we are facing an outbreak of the fourth version – this time under a new name – Goldeneye, and, appropriately, a new, golden theme.Categories: Malware
Malw… Continue reading Goldeneye Ransomware – the Petya/Mischa combo rebranded
Over the course of just a few years, this threat has evolved from an annoying pop-up to a screen freezer that utilizes disturbing imagery to a sophisticated malicious program that encrypts important files.Categories: 101
BusinessTags: adam kujawacyber… Continue reading Ransomware doesn’t mean game over
Petya ransomware developers leak competitor Chimera’s decryption keys in an attempt to drive new business to a new Petya and Mischa offering. Continue reading Petya Sabotages Rival Ransomware Chimera, Leaks Decryption Keys