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Ukraine says Russian hackers preparing massive malware strike

Hackers from Russia are infecting Ukrainian companies with malicious software to create "back doors" for a large, coordinated attack, according to Ukraine's cyber police chief.
Australia, US blame Russia for 'NotPetya' cyber attack

Canberra has joined the US and British governments in blaming Russia for the NotPetya ransomware wave.
NotPetya hackers likely behind BadRabbit attack: researchers

Technical indicators suggest a cyber attack which hit Russia and other countries this week was carried out by hackers behind a similar but bigger assault on Ukraine in June, security researchers who analyzed the two campaigns said on Wednesday.
Merck cyber attack may cost insurers US$275 million

Insurers could pay US$275 million to cover the insured portion of drugmaker Merck & Co's loss from a cyber attack in June, according to a forecast by Verisk Analytics Inc's Property Claim Services (PCS) unit.
Petya 'ransomware' ruse for something more sinister, say researchers

As a money-making exercise – the sole motivation behind most ransomware – Petya was a flop.

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