How to protect yourself against Petya malware!

Here is another reason why you need to make sure your Windows computers are up to date.

Though no one has yet to get infected or have already gotten infected. The target may be small. But its still worth posting to reach out to people about things like this.

Large businesses, electricity suppliers and government agencies around the world are being affected by a strain of malware widely known as Petya. Even a chocolate factory has been hit.

At first, it was believed that it was ransomware, because it essentially locks down an infected computer and a ransom note appears on-screen. The note demands $300, paid via bitcoin, in return for unlocking the infected computers. This attack closely mimics the WannaCry ransomware attack that affected more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries in May.

Original Post by CNET