NotPetya Ushered In a New Era of Malware

NotPetya Ushered In a New Era of Malware

5 years ago
Anonymous $4ckUSNo_FL

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7x5vnz/notpetya-ushered-in-a-new-era-of-malware

In the summer of 2017, a software update for a popular Ukrainian accounting software pushed malware onto systems of companies doing business in Ukraine. The attack stopped life in Ukraine and crippled the Western logistics supply chain, hitting shipping giant Maersk, postal company FedEx, and the Port of Rotterdam. That was just the beginning effect of a chain reaction, masterminded by the Kremlin.

Pundits eagerly pointed out stolen code from the National Security Agency (NSA) within the malware to claim authority on the attack, effectively binding NSA’s exploit and the attack together whenever either comes up. The lingering story that stuck in the public imagination: the Russian cyberattack was executed with help of cyberweapons that the NSA lost control of.