Malware
malware:wiper
A destructive malware classification applied to NotPetya because payment or decryption keys would not restore the affected data.
A destructive malware classification applied to NotPetya because payment or decryption keys would not restore the affected data.
“security researchers were suggesting that this isn’t a ransomware; it’s a wiper”
Incident responders and security researchers characterized NotPetya as a destructive wiper posing as ransomware rather than genuine ransomware.
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“It was a destructive worm posing as ransomware.”
“security researchers were suggesting that this isn’t a ransomware; it’s a wiper”