Global ransomware attack was meant to be destructive, not collect money

A global ransomware outbreak Tuesday was inherently designed to be destructive in nature, according to private sector cybersecurity researchers. An analysis of Petya conducted by Comae Technologies’ Matthieu Suiche reveals that computer code in the June 27 version of the malware is different than previous samples which were tied to incidents involving monetary gain.

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