NEW RANSOMWARE OUTBREAK HITS TARGETS WORLDWIDE INCLUDING CHERNOBYL NUKE PLANT
Malicious software utilizes same leaked NSA exploit used in WannaCry attack
A new ransomware outbreak utilizing a leaked NSA exploit is currently infecting computers across the globe, including those used to monitor radiation levels at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Widely referred to as Peyta – though the attack is new and not a Peyta variant – the virus uses the same Windows SMB flaw that allowed last month’s WannaCry outbreak to spread so quickly.
The malicious software, which has thus far been detected in countries such as Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, the UK and US, encrypts and alters critical system files before demanding $300 worth of Bitcoin.
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