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Petya ransomware reportedly encrypts hard drives

 
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 9:16 am    Post subject: Petya ransomware reportedly encrypts hard drives Reply with quote
Now a new type of ransomware, dubbed Petya, has been discovered that encrypts a user's hard drive - instead of individual files - during an operating system's boot process. Petya is distributed via an email message that claims to be from someone seeking to be hired by a company; however, the message itself does not include any...read more
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