Security News > 2017 > June > Original Author of Petya Ransomware is Back & He Wants to Help NotPetya Victims (The Hackers News)
2017-06-29 07:17
The author of original Petya ransomware is back. After a long 6 months of silence, the author of now infamous Petya ransomware appeared on Twitter today to help victims unlock their files encrypted by a new version of Petya, also known as NotPetya. "We're back having a look in NotPetya," tweeted Janus, a name Petya creator previously chose for himself from a James Bond villain. "Maybe it's
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