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The “Petya” Malware attack: Was the real target Russia’s Rosneft?


As the haze of speculation surrounding the recent massive
global ransomware attack starts to clear, new allegations have emerged about a
possible motive behind the incident.

The ostensible purpose of the so called Petya virus, which
caused widespread damage across different continents, was to make money
although it appears that those behind the attack made very little money out of
it.

According to new evidence, the primary target of the
crippling computer virus that spread from Ukraine across the world is highly
likely to have been the Russian oil giant Rosneft.

Petya could have paralyzed thousands of machines at
companies around the world — from Maersk, the Danish …read more

Source: EU Today

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