ransomware

Transnational hacker group exposed in Ukraine (Photos)
It was a joint operation of Ukraine, Eurojust, Europol, U.S. and German law enforcement agencies.23:59, 27 January 2021

Experts tell of long-lasting cyberthreat
Over a million devices worldwide have been infected.09:00, 13 October 2020

Ukraine energy ministry website hit by ransomware attack – media
A message posted in English on the website was demanding a ransom paid in Bitcoin to recover encrypted files.11:28, 24 April 2018

The Washington Post: Russian military was behind 'NotPetya' cyberattack in Ukraine, CIA concludes
<p>The CIA has attributed to Russian military hackers a cyberattack that crippled computers in Ukraine last year, an effort to disrupt that country's financial system amid its ongoing war with separatists loyal to the Kremlin, according to The Washington Post.</p>05:00, 13 January 2018

Cyberpolice warn of new encryption virus spread
<p>Ukrainian cyberpolice have recorded a massive spread of Scarab, a new encryption ransomware, the National Police press service reported Friday.</p>16:40, 25 November 2017

Reuters Exclusive: Wannacry hits Russian postal service, exposes wider security shortcomings
<p>Russia's postal service was hit by Wannacry ransomware last week and some of its computers are still down, three employees in Moscow said, the latest sign of weaknesses that have made the country a major victim of the global extortion campaign, according to Reuters.</p>19:15, 24 May 2017

Another ransomware nightmare could be brewing in Ukraine – media
<p>Just as the reverberations from last week's WannaCry ransomware outbreak have started to slow, a new threat has already cropped up. A virulent ransomware strain called XData has gained momentum in Ukraine, so far leading to about three times as many infections as WannaCry did in the country, according to Wired.</p>15:40, 22 May 2017

Bloomberg: New wave of ransom threats seen in unprecedented global attack
<p>An unrivaled global cyber-attack is poised to continue claiming victims Monday as people return to work and turn on their desktop computers, even as hospitals and other facilities gained the upper hand against the first wave, according to Bloomberg.</p>09:29, 15 May 2017