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Virus Petya began with Ukraine, said in ESET MOSCOW, 27 Jun — RIA Novosti. Virus Petya began with Ukraine, which more than other countries suffered from cyber attack, the message at the ESET virus lab. “The outbreak seems to have started in Ukraine”, — said the company. According to the rating of the company for the countries affected by the virus, Ukraine has suffered the greatest harm. On the second place among the affected countries is Italy, the third — Israel. The top ten also included Serbia, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Argentina, Czech Republic and Germany. Russia in this list occupies only 14th place. Earlier on Tuesday the company Group-IB explained that the virus ransomware Forex has caused large-scale attack on the oil, telecommunications and financial companies of Russia and Ukraine: it locks computers and demands for unblocking the amount in bitcoins equivalent to 300 dollars. Later, the head of the

Due to cyber-attacks, the monitoring of the Chernobyl NPP was transferred to the manual mode MOSCOW, 27 Jun — RIA Novosti. In connection with the cyberattacks radiation monitoring in the Chernobyl NPP is carried out in manual mode, reads the statement of the State Agency of Ukraine on exclusion zone management. It is reported that the reason for this was the temporary shutdown of Windows. All technological systems of the nuclear power plant and automatic control system of the radiation situation in the exclusion zone operates in normal mode. Earlier it became known after a hacker attack all computers on workplace for plant personnel was disabled. Several oil, telecommunications and financial companies of Russia and Ukraine suffered a large-scale attack of the virus-the extortioner Petya, locking computers and demanding $ 300 in bitcoins.

Nationalist Martsinkevich was sentenced to nine years in prison for the attack on drug traffickers MOSCOW, June 27. /TASS/. Babushkinsky court of Moscow has sentenced on Tuesday to nine years in prison for nationalist and leader of the public movement “Restrukt” Maxim Martsinkevich in the case of attacks on traders spice. About it the correspondent of TASS from the courtroom. “Recognize Martsinkevich guilty and sentenced him to nine years in prison of strict regime”, — announced the verdict to the judge. The penalty will be calculated from January 27, 2014. In the near future the court will announce the timing the other nine defendants in the criminal case, participants of movement “Restrukt”. They are accused of committing crimes stipulated by articles 162 (“Robbery”), 167 (“Deliberate destruction or damage of property”), 213 (“Hooliganism”), 161 (“Robbery”), 111 (“Causing of heavy harm to health, including causing death of the person”) the criminal code

Virus-extortionist Petya attacked Russian and Ukrainian companies The objects of attack were the oil, telecommunications and financial institutions. The virus locks computers and demands $ 300 in bitcoins. MOSCOW, 27 Jun — RIA Novosti. Virus ransomware Forex has caused large-scale attack on the oil, telecommunications and financial companies of Russia and Ukraine, told RIA Novosti in the company Group-IB, specializing in solutions for the early detection of cyber threats. It locks computers and demands $ 300 in bitcoins. The attack occurred at about 14.00. Judging by the photos, this Cryptologic Petya. Method of distribution in the local network is the same virus WannaCry.The press service of the company Group-IB, specializing in solutions for the early detection of cyber threats According to preliminary data, the virus affected network, “Bashneft” and “Rosneft”, and also Ukrainian companies, “Zaporozhyeoblenergo”, “Dniproenergo” and “Dnipro electric power system”. “Mondelez International, Oschadbank, Mars, face, Nivea, TESA and others.

Hackers attacked the Ukrainian banks and companies Hackers attacked several Ukrainian banks, as well as some commercial and government enterprises in the country, according to the national Bank of Ukraine (NBU). The NBU does not say on what the companies and banks involved. According to the NBU, the banks experiencing difficulties with customer service and banking operations. “Now in the financial sector strengthened security measures and anti-hacking all participants of the financial market”, — underlined in the message. According to “Interfax-Ukraine”, the attack company “Kyivenergo” and “Ukrenergo”. According to “Interfax-Ukraine”, the attack company “Kyivenergo” and “Ukrenergo” and some state-owned banks.