Security News

Maersk Reinstalled 50,000 Computers After NotPetya Attack
2018-01-26 08:31

Jim Hagemann Snabe, chairman of Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller–Maersk, revealed this week at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland that the company was forced to reinstall software on nearly...

NotPetya: From Russian Intelligence, With Love
2018-01-16 13:48

CIA Reportedly Believes Russian Military Launched Wiper Disguised as RansomwareThe CIA has attributed last year's outbreak of NotPetya wiper malware to Russia's GRU military intelligence unit, The...

NotPetya Attack Had Significant Impact on Merck Revenue
2017-10-30 08:33

American pharmaceutical giant Merck reported last week that the recent NotPetya malware attack caused losses of hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. read more

NotPetya successor Bad Rabbit hits orgs in Russia, Ukraine
2017-10-25 15:10

Bad Rabbit ransomware, apparently modeled on NotPetya, has hit a number of organizations across Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe on Tuesday. Russian security outfit Group-IB was among the first...

NotPetya successor BadRabbit hits orgs in Russia, Ukraine
2017-10-25 15:10

BadRabbit ransomware, apparently modeled on NotPetya, has hit a number of organizations across Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe on Tuesday. Russian security outfit Group-IB was among the first...

Bad Rabbit Linked to NotPetya, but Not as Widespread
2017-10-25 09:03

The Bad Rabbit ransomware attack that hit Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday has been linked to the recent NotPetya outbreak, but the number of infections appears to be far smaller. read more

Congressional Committee Wants Nuance to Share NotPetya Details
2017-10-23 20:03

Wants Transcription Company to Help Identify Lessons LearnedA House committee is requesting a briefing with medical transcription services vendor Nuance Communications to learn details about the...

Ukraine Police Warns of New NotPetya-Style Large Scale CyberAttack
2017-10-14 00:24

Remember NotPetya? The Ransomware that shut down thousands of businesses, organisations and banks in Ukraine as well as different parts of Europe in June this year. Now, Ukrainian government...

Week in review: WordPress ransomware, NotPetya aftermath (Help Net Security)
2017-08-21 02:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: EV ransomware is targeting WordPress sites WordPress security outfit Wordfence has flagged several attempts by...

NotPetya aftermath: Companies lost hundreds of millions (Help Net Security)
2017-08-17 19:01

The infamous NotPetya ransomware attack, which started in Ukraine on June 27 but later spread to many international businesses, has resulted in huge monetary losses for the victims. Even those who...