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Before NotPetya, There Was Another Ransomware That Targeted Ukraine Last Week
Last week, long before the Petya / NotPetya ransomware broke out, there was another ransomware campaign that targeted Ukrainian users with a vengeance.
- June 28, 2017
- 08:40 AM
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Petya Ransomware Outbreak Originated in Ukraine via Tainted Accounting Software
Today's massive ransomware outbreak was caused by a malicious software update for M.E.Doc, a popular accounting software used by Ukrainian companies.
- June 27, 2017
- 05:35 PM
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XData Ransomware Master Decryption Keys Released. Kaspersky Releases Decryptor.
In what has become a welcome trend, today another ransomware master decryption key was released on BleepingComputer.com. This time the key that was released is for the XData Ransomware that was targeting the Ukraine around May 19th 2017.
- May 30, 2017
- 04:04 PM
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XData Ransomware on a Rampage in Ukraine
A new ransomware strain named XData has wreaked havoc in Ukraine in the last 24 hours, locking computers for hundreds of users.
- May 19, 2017
- 07:40 PM
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Cyber-Espionage Group Uses Microphones and Dropbox to Spy on Ukrainian Targets
A well-organized cyber-espionage group is infecting computers at selected targets in Ukraine, turning on their microphone to record nearby audio, stealing documents, and storing exfiltrated data inside Dropbox accounts, according to security firm CyberX, who recently came across the malware used in these attacks.
- February 22, 2017
- 08:10 AM
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KillDisk Disk-Wiping Malware Adds Ransomware Component
A malware family previously used to sabotage computers by deleting and rewriting files has added a ransomware component, now encrypting files and demanding a huge ransom.
- December 29, 2016
- 05:05 AM
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Russian Cyber-Espionage Group Tracked Ukrainian Military Using Android Malware
A cyber-espionage group linked to the Russian military has developed Android malware which it used to infect the smartphones of Ukrainian soldiers and track Ukrainian field artillery units, according to a report released today by Crowdstrike.
- December 22, 2016
- 09:26 AM
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Hotbed of Cybercrime Activity Tracked Down to ISP in Ukrainian Region Under Russian Control
More details have surfaced regarding a recent wave of brute-force attacks (dictionary attacks to be more accurate) that have targeted WordPress sites over the past few weeks.
- December 21, 2016
- 05:26 PM
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Cyber-Attack Causes Second Power Grid Outage in the Ukraine in the Past Year
According to statements from Ukrenergo, a Ukrainian energy provider, a cyber-attack may have caused a power outage in northern Ukraine, almost a year after another cyber-attack had shut down power supply across several regions during Christmas 2015.
- December 20, 2016
- 07:35 AM
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Judge Releases Avalanche Network Leader, Despite Police Shootout
A judge in the city of Poltava, Ukraine, has released the alleged leader of the Avalanche malware distribution network, despite the fact the crook was involved in a shootout with the local police special forces that came to arrest him.
- December 07, 2016
- 10:02 AM
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