Security News > 2017 > August > Ukrainian Video-Blogger Arrested For Spreading Petya (NotPetya) Ransomware (The Hackers News)
2017-08-10 13:29
Ukrainian authorities have arrested a 51-year-old man accused of distributing the infamous Petya ransomware (Petya.A, also known as NotPetya) — the same computer virus that massively hit numerous businesses, organisations and banks in Ukraine as well as different parts of Europe around 45 days ago. However, the story is not as simple as it seems, which portrayed this man as a criminal. I
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