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A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware began on 27 June 2017 that swamped websites of Ukrainian organizations, including banks, ministries, newspapers and electricity firms.[ 10] Similar infections were reported in France , Germany , Italy , Poland , Russia , United Kingdom , the United States and Australia .[ 3] [ 11] [ 12] ESET estimated on 28 June 2017 that 80% of all infections were in Ukraine, with Germany second hardest hit with about 9%.[ 2] On 28 June 2017, the Ukrainian government stated that the attack was halted.[ 13] On 30 June 2017, the Associated Press reported experts agreed that Petya was masquerading as ransomware , while it was actually designed to cause maximum damage, with Ukraine being the main target.[ 14]
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^ a b "Tax software blamed for cyber-attack spread" . BBC News . 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017 .
^ a b c Turner, Giles; Verbyany, Volodymyr; Kravchenko, Stepan (27 June 2017). "New Cyberattack Goes Global, Hits WPP, Rosneft, Maersk" . Bloomberg . Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2017 .
^ "Businesses warned again to update patches as Petya ransomware hits Australian offices" . Financial Review . 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017 .
^ "Oleksandr Turchynov: One of the mechanisms for spreading a dangerous computer virus was a system for updating the accounting software – National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine" . RNBO . Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017 .
^ "SBU establishes involvement of the RF special services into Petya.A virus-extorter attack" . Security Service of Ukraine . Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017 .
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^ Borys, Christian (26 July 2017). "Ukraine braces for further cyber-attacks" . BBC News . Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017 .
^ Russian military was behind ‘NotPetya’ cyberattack in Ukraine, CIA concludes Archived 13 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Washington Post, 2018
^ Prentice, Alessandra (27 June 2017). "Ukrainian banks, electricity firm hit by fresh cyber attack" . Reuters . Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2017 .
^ Scott, Nicole Perlroth, Mark; Frenkel, Sheera (27 June 2017). "Cyberattack Hits Ukraine Then Spreads Internationally" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2017 . {{cite news }}
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^ "Global ransomware attack causes chaos" . BBC News . 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017 .Burgess, Matt. "There's another 'worldwide' ransomware attack and it's spreading quickly" . Wired UK . Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017 .
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^ "Companies still hobbled from fearsome cyberattack" . Associated Press . 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017 .