In Ukraine, a new hacker attack is possible

11 July 2017, 10:29 | Technologies 
фото с InternetUA

Experts warned of another hacker attack in Ukraine in a week or two.

The Linux operating system was under threat, which is used by most enterprises of the state and banking Ukrainian sector.

The hacker attack of the extortion virus Petya on June 27 hit the IT systems of companies in Ukraine and a number of other countries, mostly affecting Ukraine. The attack was carried out computers of oil, banking, energy, telecommunications, pharmaceutical companies, sites of state bodies.

On the new threat, Deputy Chairman of the Board of PJSC KB "PrivatBank" Alexander Drelling warned during the round table.

We do not assess the situation today as calm. There are even the conclusions of laboratories that have spread the Petya virus. And on the components, they show that it was only preparation, "he said..

According to Dreling, the Petya virus. And includes three components - encryption by symmetric keys, which makes it impossible to decrypt; A special agent that steals logins, passwords of all structures around the infected element.

This is a fairly complex and professional virus, and we expect in a week or two new attacks. Unfortunately, these are attacks that are set up under the Linux Platform, and this is 70% of our market, both banking and government, he stressed..

Источник: InternetUA