BadRabbit Ransomware, Linked to NotPetya Outbreak, Sweeps
Russia and Ukraine
By Andy Greenberg
Published: 2017-10-24 · Archived: 2026-04-05 15:50:48 UTC
"BadRabbit," linked to the authors of NotPetya, hits hundreds of victims, including subways, an airport, and
media firms.
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Just four months ago, a massive ransomware attack known as NotPetya ripped through Ukraine, Russia, and some
multinational companies, infecting thousands of networks and eventually causing hundreds of millions of dollars
in damages. Now, an apparent aftershock of that attack is reverberating through the region, as a new variant of that
code locks up hundreds of machines and handicaps infrastructure.
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Andy Greenberg is a senior writer for WIRED covering hacking, cybersecurity, and surveillance. He’s the author
of the books Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency and Sandworm: A New
Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers. His books ... Read More
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