The Petya variant of ransomware utilizes a similar, if not somewhat modified, version of EternalBlue exploit—as used by the Wannacry ransomware in May this year—to spread to all active end-points on the affected network. What is Petya, and how does…
MBR Wiper Attacks Strike Korean Power Plant
In recent weeks, a major Korean electric utility has been affected by destructive malware, which was designed to wipe the master boot records (MBRs) of affected systems. It is believed that this MBR wiper arrived at the target systems in…