Meet NotPetya, the raging ransomware that could've been prevented by the NSA

[Redaktion]

New ransomware sashay around the block, and it's a situation that may have been prevented by the NSA. Petya and NonPetya are on the loose, with over 2000 organizations around the world facing attacks, according to Kaspersky.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Meet-NotPetya-the-raging-ransomware-that-could-ve-been-prevented-by-the-NSA.230532.0.html

[Kenneth]

Several inaccuracies in the article, the most important being that NSA contemplated reporting the vulnerability to Microsoft. There's nothing in the leaks to suggest that anyone ever considered it, so unless NotebookCheck has another insider source in the NSA, it's merely speculation and should be labeled as such.