A warning has been issued by The U.S. Government about A new Ransomware attack Dubbed "Bad Rabbit" that spred through Russia and Ukraine and into some other countries around the world.
The Ransomware poses as an adobe update before locking down computers and demanding money for people to get their filed back--cybersecurity experts Narrated
And targeted Russian media companies and Ukraine Transportation systems. It has also been detected in some other countries like Japan and Germany.
Many reports has been received by the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team in some countries about the Ransomware infections.
the virus is the latest example of cybercriminals using ransomware to try to extort money from victims across the globe. Two major international attacks earlier this year -- NotPetya and Wannacry -- caused widespread disruption affecting businesses, government institutions and hospitals.
When Bad Rabbit infects a computer, it seizes files and demands a ransom. Experts and government agencies advise victims not to pay up, warning that there's no guarantee they will get their files back.
On Tuesday, the virus attacked Russian media groups Interfax and Fontanka, and transportation targets in Ukraine including Odessa's airport, Kiev's subway and the country's Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, according to Russian cybersecurity firm Group-IB. Interfax confirmed its servers had gone down due to a cyberattack.
Most of the victims were located in Russia, but attacks were also observed in Ukraine, Turkey, and Germany. Cybersecurity firm ESET also identified cases of Bad Rabbit in Japan and Bulgaria. Another company, Avast, says the ransomware has been detected in the U.S., South Korea and Poland.
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