{"id":33,"date":"2017-07-05T05:47:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T10:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geekine.com\/sin-categoria\/ransomware-un-nuevo-ciberataque-paraliza-al-mundo\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T23:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T04:54:18","slug":"ransomware-a-new-cyberattack-paralyzes-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekine.com\/en\/ransomware-a-new-cyberattack-paralyzes-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware: A new cyberattack paralyzes the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

Companies from all over the world<\/strong> were victims again of a cyberattack<\/strong> This Tuesday, June 27, a malware<\/strong> of type Ransomware<\/strong> and has affected the teams of various companies<\/strong>, this malicious program<\/strong> does not allow access to your information and asks for a ransom in exchange for it bitcoins<\/strong>The countries most affected by the virus have been Ukraine, Russia, the United Kingdom, and India, according to the Swiss government agency.<\/p>\n

The first signs of the attack were seen in Ukraine<\/strong>, where system failures were reported Central Bank<\/strong>, in it kyiv metro<\/strong>, in the state-owned company of the Ukrenergo energy<\/strong> and in the main capital airport<\/strong>, it is estimated that 60% of the companies and institutions of this country were attacked; the Ukrainian company Novaya Pochta, assures that it is a Petya or PetrWrap virus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Kaspersky<\/strong> the Russian laboratory of computer security<\/strong> suggests that this is a new type of Ransomware<\/strong>, that "despite having several sequences similar to Petya<\/strong>, has completely different functionalities<\/em>" assert the company's experts, and they also assured their users that your system protects<\/strong> and successfully stop the attack by monitoring changes and preventing any potentially destructive actions. Free download\u00a0Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware<\/strong><\/a> either\u00a0Kaspersky Free Ransomware Decryptors<\/b><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now we explain to you: What is Ransomware?<\/h2>\n

A Ransomware is a type of computer virus<\/strong><\/a>, which does not allow access to certain parts or files of the infected system, that is, it performs a computer hijacking<\/strong>, and to return them he asks for a return monetary bailout<\/strong>; malware spreads like a virus Trojan<\/strong> whether it is hidden in a downloaded file<\/strong>, or exploiting one software vulnerability<\/strong>, this way you can encrypt the files with a key that only the creator of the malicious program knows and will deliver it only when receive payment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you are wondering if this virus can affect you, the answer is, Yes.<\/h3>\n

Because although hackers<\/strong> They are focused on harming them large and medium-sized companies<\/strong>, they don't see who they are really attacking, all they want is get money<\/strong>, so you must take precautions<\/strong> To prevent your computer from being hijacked, Kaspersky Lab does some things recommendations<\/strong>:<\/p>\n