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Petya Ransomware Uses DOS-Level Lock Screen, Prevents OS Boot Up (softpedia.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the forced-to-pay-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes: A new type of ransomware was discovered that crashes your PC into a BSOD, restarts your computer, and then prevents your OS from starting by altering the hard drive's master boot record (MBR). This keeps the user locked in a DOS screen that doubles as the ransomware's ransom note. The ransomware's name is Petya, and was currently seen only targeting HR departments in Germany.

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  1. Re:Infection Vector by david_thornley · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They probably did, and the "applicant" disregarded that. Personally, I think that if you have to trim the pile of resumes/CVs, removing the ones that broke the submission rules and the ones that have serious spelling and/or grammatical mistakes is a good start.

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    "When you have eliminated the unacceptable, whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truthiness" - Holmes