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QuickHealSecurity

Petya ransomware is affecting users globally, here are things you can do

Credit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 03:18:54 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs has come across a new strain of Petya Ransomware that is affecting users globally. This clearly looks like early signs of a new ransomware attack that is spreading fast across the globe. Currently we have seen multiple reports of this ransomware attack from several countries. Our…

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Petya ransomware is affecting users globally, here are things you can do:

Credit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 03:18:54 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs has come across a new strain of Petya Ransomware that is affecting users globally. This clearly looks like early sings of a new Ransomware attack that is spreading fast across the globe. Currently we have seen multiple reports of this ransomware attack from several countries. Our…

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SecuritySophos

Petya variants behind global ransomware outbreak

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:29:06 +0000

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IndependentKrebs

‘Petya’ Ransomware Outbreak Goes Global

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:18:43 +0000

A new strain of ransomware dubbed “Petya” is worming its way around the world with alarming speed. The malware appears to be spreading using a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that the software giant patched in March 2017 — the same bug that was exploited by the recent and prolific WannaCry ransomware strain.

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MalwareBytesSecurity

Petya-esque ransomware is spreading across the world

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:26:29 +0000

Ringing in with echoes of WannaCry, Petya (or Petrwrap, NotPetya), is a new ransomware strain outbreak affecting many users around the world.

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MalwareBytesSecurity

A week in security (June 19 – June 25)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:27:04 +0000

A compilation of security news and blog posts from the 19th to the 25th of June. We touched on topics like Barclays phish, Robux scam, breaking the attack chain and Incident Response.

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