[Video] Ukrainian Constabulary Seize Servers Of Software Theatre Linked To Notpetya Cyberattack

Ukrainian National Police has released a video showing officers raiding companionship of M.E.Doc accounting software makers, whose systems bring been linked to outbreak of Petya (NotPetya) ransomware that late infected computers of several major companies worldwide.

On quaternary July, masked constabulary officers from Ukrainian anti-cybercrime unit of measurement — carrying shotguns in addition to ready on rifles — raided the software evolution trouble solid “Intellect Service,” inward the working capital missive of the alphabet metropolis Kyiv in addition to seized their servers, which were reportedly compromised past times hackers to spread (ExPetr, PetrWrap, Petya, NotPetya) ransomware.

Researchers from ESET safety trouble solid bring WannaCry similar global ransomware attack.

The software companionship previously denied its servers had been compromised, only several researchers in addition to fifty-fifty Microsoft blamed the companionship for beingness "patient zero" for the NotPetya attack.

Ukrainian authorization has also said that the companionship could appear upwards charges.

Moreover, the Petya investigation took interesting twist final calendar week when researchers constitute that NotPetya is non a ransomware; instead, it’s a destructive slice of “wiper” malware designed to destroy all records from the targeted systems, making organizations to nigh downward their operations.

Ukrainian authorization has recommended M.E.Doc customers to halt using its accounting software until farther notice. So, y'all are supposed to plough off your computers if it has the M.E.Doc software installed on in addition to modify your passwords.

Ukraine believes Russian Federation is behind the NotPetya cyber onslaught that nigh downward the nation's critical operations, including the airport, local metro, hospitals, in addition to government, only authorities are all the same investigating the case.

NotPetya Hacker Demands 100 Bitcoins for the Decryption Key

It was also reported today that the hackers connected to the NotPetya ransomware moved $10,000 worth of Bitcoins from the online wallet they were using to have payments from victims to a different wallet.

After that someone claimed to last connected to NotPetya Posted an annunciation on DeepPaste in addition to Pastebin, quest for 100 Bitcoins (roughly $256,000) for the someone cardinal that supposedly decrypts whatsoever file encrypted amongst NotPetya.

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