The malware has resulted in flight delays at Ukraine's Odessa airport and affected several media outlets in Russia, including the Interfax news agencyCyber attacks using malware called "BadRabbit" hit Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday, causing flight delays at Ukraine's Odessa airport and affecting several media outlets in Russia, including the Interfax news agency. The attack appears to be one of the biggest since the NotPetya cyber attack in June that first hit Ukraine and spread around the world. Interfax, one of the largest news agencies in Russia, said some of its services were hit by an "unprecedented virus attack". We have also seen similar but fewer attacks in Ukraine, Turkey and Germany," said Russian cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab. In May, the "WannaCry" ransomware attack forced hospitals, factories and businesses around the world to shut down because they could not access critical computer systems.

Source: dna October 24, 2017 19:07 UTC