Petya cyber attack: Ransomware spreads across Europe with firms in Ukraine, Britain and Spain shut down
Many more European countries are under attack.
INDIA MIGHT GET UNDER THREAT.
Sources:
The Telegraph (UK) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/27/ukraine-hit-massive-cyber-attack1/
Zero Hedge http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-27/ukraine-central-bank-government-airport-go-dark-after-massive-cyberattack-russia-bla
NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/06/27/business/27reuters-ukraine-cyber-attacks-ukrenergo.html
The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ukraines-government-key-infrastructure-hit-in-massive-cyberattack/2017/06/27/7d22c7dc-5b40-11e7-9fc6-c7ef4bc58d13_story.html
Companies across the globe are reporting that they have been struck by a major ransomware cyber-attack.
| A message demanding money is seen on a monitor of a payment terminal at a branch of Ukraine's state-owned bank Oschadbank : Source The Telegraph (UK) |
Reuters summarizes:
- SWISS GOV'T AGENCY SAYS UKRAINE, RUSSIA, ENGLAND AND INDIA ARE MOST AFFECTED BY VIRUS, NO INDICATION THAT SWISS COMPANIES AFFECTED
- SWISS GOV'T AGENCY SAYS THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT PETYA RANSOMWARE VIRUS IS CIRCULATING AGAIN
In Ukraine, government departments, the central bank, a state-run aircraft manufacturer, the airport in Kiev and the metro network have all been paralysed by the hack. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has also had to monitor radiation levels manually after its Windows-based sensors were shut down.
