India is on the top 10 list of countries to be hit by Petya ransomware attacks, with the country faring worst while zooming down to the Asia Pacific (APAC), cyber security firm Symantec said in a blog post. Globally, India took the 7th spot with less than 20 organisations being affected as per the company’s analysis. As of now, only two companies in India have reported the infections. These include Maersk’s control terminal in India which is located at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). UK’s WPP Group, an advertising and publishing company were also affected by the global cyber attack and subsequently, the company’s India unit has also been affected. Update: An Economic Times report said that a user named Giriraj Deshpandey, filed a complaint with Thane police station (Mumbai) claiming that his system was taken over by the Petya ransomware. The complaint was filed against "unknown people". Here is what other security firms and media reports point out: -Initial targets: As per an initial Windows Security report, the first attacks were seen in Ukraine with more than 12,500 systems being affected globally in 64 countries. Other initial counties affected include Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Russia and the US. -Europe was the “worst” hit: As per ESET, Ukraine took 75% of the global share in terms of Petya attacks. Followed by Germany (9.06%), Poland (5.81%), Serbia (2.87%), Greece (1.39%) among other European countries. Rest of the world took 2.94% share globally. Target companies and organizations: As per this Wordfence report, Ukrainian state’s power generation…
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