"Any cyber criminal, terrorist organization, or government can take these tools, weaponize them, and run their own attack." Analysts at several cybersecurity firms have confirmed that a cyberattack which struck Europe on Tuesday is using a powerful and dangerous cyberweapon, created by the National Security Agency, that was leaked in April.
The cyberattack, dubbed “Petya,” bears the hallmarks of last month’s WannaCry ransomware attack, which swept across 150 countries and crippled transportation and major hospitals. Petya is taking advantage of an NSA zero-day exploit known as EternalBlue in order to spread.
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Source: Pulse Nigeria
