Security News > 2017 > June > Explosive global attack delivers destructive Petya ransomware (Help Net Security)
2017-06-27 22:52
Less than two months after the disastrous, global WannaCry infestation, a variant of the Petya ransomware dubbed PetrWrap has started hitting companies in Ukraine, Russia and Europe. Initial infections made it seem like Ukrainian companies and government systems were the main victims, but subsequent discoveries showed that the attack was not limited to that country. According to the BBC, the list of confirmed victims includes: British advertising agency WPP Russian oil producer Rosneft Danish shipping … More →
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