Here’s what we know about what could be the latest Petya ransomware outbreak

A significant ransomware attack called Petya is spreading across Europe, Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere. What we know right now Victims so far include British advertising agency WPP (WPPGY), Danish shipping firm Maersk, Russian oil/gas company Rosneft and U.S.-based pharmaceutical firm Merck. WPP said on Twitter, “IT systems in several WPP companies have been affected by a suspected cyber attack, Peyta.” Maersk announced its IT systems “are down across multiple sites and business units...

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