Petya

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2018
A new report from MALWAREBYTES reveals a rise of 90% on ransomware detection in business

A new report from MALWAREBYTES titled “Malwarebytes Annual State of Malware Report” reveals a rise of 90% on ransomware detection in business. The report brings to light new trends on hackers activities and threats especially the rise of ransomware as a tool of choice. Researchers from MALWAREBYTES had gathered an enormous amount of data from […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2017
CSE CybSec ZLAB Malware Analysis Report: Petya

I’m proud to share with you the second report produced by Z-Lab, the Malware Lab launched by the company CSE CybSec. Enjoy the Analysis Report Petya. CybSec Enterprise recently launched a malware Lab called it Z-Lab, that is composed of a group of skilled researchers and lead by Eng. Antonio Pirozzi. It’s a pleasure for me to […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2017
Nato will respond with ‘conventional military assaults’ to future cyber attacks

NATO has warned that in the future any cyber attack against a member state could trigger a military response according to the mutual defence clause. NATO has warned that in the future any cyber attack against a member state could trigger a military response according to the alliance’s Article 5, mutual defence clause. The NATO […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2017
Mondelez International and Reckitt warn of economic impact of cyber attack on sales

Cyber attacks could have a significant impact on businesses, Mondelez International and Reckitt warn of NotPetya effect on the sales. Cyber attacks could have a significant impact on businesses, and two of the world’s largest consumer goods companies confirmed it. On Thursday the companies Mondelez and Reckitt Benckiser warned of the impact of the NotPetya […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2017
Ukrainian cyberpolice seized MeDoc servers while hackers withdrawn Bitcoin from NotPetya wallet

The Ukraine’s cyber police seized the MeDoc servers after detecting a new suspicious activity and fearing new malware-based attacks. The Ukrainian authorities have seized equipment from the online accounting firm MeDoc which is suspected to have had a significant role in the recent NotPetya attack. The Ukraine’s cyber police have seized the servers after detecting a new suspicious activity, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2017
The NotPetya ransomware is a Brick Through Your Windows

The recent global outbreak of the “NotPetya” malware has some very curious features that have left security officials puzzled. Despite the press coverage, NotPetya is not really a ransomware attack to hold your data hostage. It’s a killbot. Several information security specialists have pointed a finger directly at Moscow; citing circumstantial evidence the source of […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2017
US-CERT published an alert on the last variant of Petya ransomware, including countermeasures

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) published the Alert (TA17-181A) on the Petya Ransomware. The US-CERT urges organizations of updating their software and avoiding use unsupported applications and OSs. The US-CERT confirmed it has received multiple reports of Petya ransomware infections related the recent massive attack. The ransomware leverages the ETERNALBLUE […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2017
NATO CCD COE attributed the massive NotPetya attack to a ‘state actor’ and call for a joint investigation

NATO attributed the massive NotPetya attack to a ‘state actor,’ NotPetya and WannaCry Call for a Joint Response from International Community. According to NATO CCD COE, the recent massive attack based on NotPetya ransomware was powered by a “state actor.” The malware infected over 12,000 devices in around 65 countries, the malicious code hit major […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2017
NotPetya – Ukraine secret service announces a joint investigation with Europol, FBI, and NCA

Ukraine secret service announces joint investigation with Europol, FBI, and NCA to attribute the recent Notpetya massive attack. While security experts are investigating real motivation behind the massive NotPetya attack, Ukrainian authorities called for support in the investigation from European and US intelligence and law enforcement agencies. The country’s security service SBU announced the international co-operation […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2017
Petwrap Ransomware massive attack – 24 hours later

A new strain of the infamous Petya ransomware dubbed Petwrap, is infecting computers in different states, mostly in Ukraine and Russia. This is the second massive ransomware-based attack in a few weeks, like WannaCry, the Petwrap ransomware exploits the MS17-010 SMB Remote Code Execution, so-called Eternal Blue, that Microsoft patched in March 2017. Banks, financial institutions, businesses, […]