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New global ransomware attack hits East Europe and spreading
Another massive attack is going on at the moment. It started in Ukraine and Russia and is already all over Europe and US too.
Read more on bitdefender.com | massive-goldeneye-ransomware-campaign-slams-worldwide-users/Bitdefender Labs confirms that the GoldenEye / Petya ransomware leverages the EternalBlue exploit to spread from one computer to another. Additional exploits are also used to propagate
Independent is reporting about Patya (Kaspersky identification of the same..)
A lot of news around. thehackernews.com | 2017/06/petya-ransomware-attackThe so-called "Petya" cyberattack, which started in Ukraine, has spread across the globe over the last 24 hours. The attack hit major companies in countries like Spain, India, and the UK, and now appears to have reached the US.
"Petya uses the NSA Eternalblue exploit but also spreads in internal networks with WMIC and PSEXEC. That's why patched systems can get hit." Mikko Hypponen confirms, Chief Research Officer at F-Secure.
Last edited by AndreTen; 27 Jun 2017 at 13:45.