The actors behind the NotPetya wiper malware created a payment site as a ruse to fool victims into thinking their ravaged files could be salvaged, even though there remains little guarantee of this, according to a new blog post from Cylance.
Since May, foreign hackers have breached computer networks at 12 or more U.S. power plants, including nuclear facilities, prompting the FBI and DHS to issue an urgent amber warning to utility companies, according to reports.
SpyDealer was discovered by Palo Alto Networks, and while it has the potential to be quite dangerous, there are several mitigating factors that have helped limit the malware's impact.
