Ransomware Petya attacks multi-national companies

(VOVWORLD) - The Petya ransomware, similar to the WannaCry virus which appeared last month, seems to have re-infected computer systems across Europe, causing damage in Ukraine, Russia, England, and India, a Swiss government information technology agency said on Tuesday.

Multinational companies were attacked by Petya ransomware (Photo: Internet)

A new version of the ransomware, named “Petrwrap”, exploits a vulnerability in the Server Message Block system on Windows computers, according to the Swiss Reporting and Analysis Centre for Information Assurance.

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Ransomware Petya attacks multi-national companies

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