Hackers who launched the virus-extortionist Petya, earned a little more than 12 thousand. Dollars. According to the records of the detachment, 42 transactions for a total of 3.8 bitcoins were passed to the bitcoin of the attackers (the cost of one bitcoin is now estimated at $ 2,564.46, thus, extortionists received only 12,600. Dollars).

According to the head of the United Nations Global Program on Cybercrime, Neil Walsh, the actions of hackers indicate that money was not their main motive.

He noted that the software used in the attack was more complex, something that was used in previous attacks using the WannaCry virus. At the same time, the virus spreaders were inexperienced in the matter of collecting ransom from victims in exchange for unlocking their computers, since their account was blocked the next day, which made it impossible to receive money.

Walsh also noted that investigators still can not establish the initiators of cyberattacks.

"It can be anyone: from one guy sitting in the basement to a whole state," he said..

On June 27, Ukrtelecom, Kyivenergo, Dniproenergo, Ukrzaliznytsia, Borispol airport, computers of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, media holdings and other agencies and organizations were subjected to a massive virus attack..

A large-scale cyber attack has affected not only Ukraine, but, as it turned out, caused chaos around the world.

The next day, as noted in the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, a large-scale cyber attack on corporate networks and networks of authorities was stopped. All strategic enterprises, including state security enterprises, operate in normal mode. Cyber ??security specialists started working on recovering lost data.

At the same time, the Cyberpolicy indicated that they received more than 1000 reports of illegal interference in the operation of computer networks. On the fact of unauthorized interference in electronic computer systems, 23 criminal proceedings were opened.