Ukrainians Say Petya Ransomware Hides State-Sponsored Attacks
Ukrainians Say Petya Ransomware Hides State-Sponsored Attacks
Security, Spoken · SpokenLayer
July 3, 201710m 6s
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Show Notes
When a ransomware outbreak exploded from Ukraine across Europe yesterday, disrupting companies, government agencies, and critical infrastructure, it at first appeared to be just another profit-focused cybercriminal scheme---albeit a particularly vicious and damaging one. But its origins in Ukraine raised deeper questions: After all, shadowy hackers have waged a cyberwar there for years, likely at Russia's bidding.
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