Petya is not a kind gentleman asking to pet your doggo. Petya is not a Ukrainian mail-order bride. Petya is more of a Ukrainian mail-order nightmare. It’s the new WannaCry; the ransomware that struck the world a month ago. I guess you could say that Microsoft saw this one coming when they issued new security patches earlier this month… What is it? Petya is another addition of ransomware, which is a type of cyberattack that locks users out of their computer and encrypts their files, to then demand a (usually monetary) ransom in order to unlock it. Although, Petya is essentially May’s WannaCry outbreak, with a few more features. It reboots your computer with a new startup screen stating that the computer’s files are all encrypted and it can only be unlocked by sending $300 worth of Bitcoin to a specific..

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