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Petya Ransomware Outbreak: Here’s What You Need To Know

27 June 2017by Abdallah Alhajeid

A new strain of the Petya ransomware started propagating on June 27, 2017, infecting many organizations. Similar to Wannacry, Petya uses the Eternal Blue exploit. After thousands of infections, the new Petya ransomware has run into its first major problem, as a German email provider has blocked the email account the virus was using to manage ransom...