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New cyber attack is a ransomware worm

Posted on June 27, 2017 at 15:00 CDT by Kirsty • Comment in the Forums

Details are still sketchy as to the nature of today’s cyber attack, but it is a ransomware worm from details currently available.

However, what its actual nature of this threat is is still being discovered and debated, much like Wannacry’s was last month.

The latest from @kaspersky researchers on #Petya: it’s actually #NotPetya pic.twitter.com/uTVBUul8Yt

— Kaspersky Lab (@kaspersky) 27 June 2017

@MrBrian posted about this on Code Red – security alerts – information and discussion topic page:
Variant of Petya ransomware is spreading fast

Windows Patches/Security Petya, Ransomware, Vulnerability

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