Tuesday's colossal cyberattack may just be a harbinger of what's to come.
A colossal cyberattack on Tuesday has been wreaking havoc on countries and corporations across the globe, and cybersecurity experts are zeroing in on a familiar name as the possible culprit.
The attack, dubbed “Petya,” is a ransomware worm that has so far targeted Ukrainian banks and airports, Russian state-owned oil giant Rosneft, British advertising company WPP, US pharmaceutical giant Merck, and shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk, which said every branch of its business was affected.
Analysts at several cybersecurity firms have confirmed that the Petya assault utilized a …read more
Source: Pulse Nigeria
