Info on today's Petya-based worldwide attack

[Avast Software]

A modification of the Petya ransomware is making the rounds today, and our threat labs shares information on the background of this variant, how it's infecting machines (the same exploit as WannaCry) and how to stay safe.

We've blocked ~12,000 malware attacks today utilizing this exploit and our threat team recommends -- along with keeping your security software fully active and up to date -- to also ensure that your Windows systems are fully patched and up to date.

Stay safe folks!

 

[Neemobeer]

I think it's also important to note this variant of Petya isn't actually ransomware, since it doesn't save the private key the data is pretty much not retrievable, so it's more of a wiper.