Tag Archives: Petya

News about (Not)Petya ransomware – Killswitch/vaccine found?

Posted on 2017-06-28 by guenni

Currently a new variant of Petya ransomware (aka PetyaWrap, aka NotPetya) are infecting companies and organisations (see Petya ransomware is back – using WannaCry vulnerabilties). First analyses indicating, that this ransomware not only broke infected systems. There are indications, that … Continue reading →

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Petya ransomware is back – using WannaCry vulnerabilties

Posted on 2017-06-27 by guenni

[German]According to several sources, the Petya ransomware is back in a modified version, infecting worldwide heavily computer systems from enterprises, banks, and power supplies. Advertising

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

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Petya-Mischa Ransomware variant GoldenEye

Posted on 2016-12-07 by guenni

[German]Petya-Mischa ransomware seems to return as "GoldenEye", hitting German companies. Currently the e-mail spam campaign spreading GoldenEye addresses German speaking users so far.  Advertising

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