The first infections in Ukraine — more than 12,500 machines encountered the threat. - Microsoft The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CRET) has issued an alert of the ransomware Petya that is infecting computers around the world. Petya is a type of malware that is taking the world by storm by encrypting files and demanding a payment of bitcoins in order to restore the stolen files. A spokesperson from Microsoft has stated "We saw the first infections in Ukra

Ransomware malware is appearing on computer networks around the globe but the origins currently remain unknown. This week one of the most severe ransomware attacks of 2017 wreaked havoc across the internet. Around the world compromised computers began displaying pop-up windows which informed that their files had been encrypted by a malware dubbed WannaCry. A payment of $300 in Bitcoins would have to be made or else the user risks losing their files permanently. The malware br