EPISODE · Jul 3, 2017 · 10 MIN
Ukrainians Say Petya Ransomware Hides State-Sponsored Attacks
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
When a ransomware outbreak exploded from Ukraine across Europe yesterday, disrupting companies, government agencies, and critical infrastructure, it at first appeared to be just another profit-focused cybercriminal scheme---albeit a particularly vicious and damaging one. But its origins in Ukraine raised deeper questions: After all, shadowy hackers have waged a cyberwar there for years, likely at Russia's bidding. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Ukrainians Say Petya Ransomware Hides State-Sponsored Attacks
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