Homeland Security Warns as Petya Ransomware Infects Computers Around Globe
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