Petya attackers make $250,000 demand

Criminals behind the recent Petya/NotPetya attack have made a fresh ransom demand as they look to continue their mayhem A post on online hub DeepPaste said to be from the attackers is demanding 100 bitcoins ($250,000) to decrypt anything that's been affected by the recent attack. Motherboard managed to get in touch with one of the individuals claiming to be from the group. They tried the decryption on a file, and after a two-hour wait, it was successful. However, Prof Alan Woodward from the University of Surrey told BBC News that this doesn't necessarily mean the key could decrypt everything. "Once the PC's MFT… [Continue Reading]