Computer security experts say the file-encrypting malware that wreaked havoc worldwide starting on Tuesday was likely never intended to make its creators rich. Instead, the malware appears to have been designed to wipe data on PCs and ensure that there is no chance that it could ever be recovered.
Analysts continue to pick apart “NotPetya,” which loosely resembles another type of ransomware that emerged last year called Petya. NotPetya is also being called SortaPetya, Petna, ExPetr, GoldenEye and Nyetya.
All of NotPetya’s mysteries have yet to be unraveled, as computer security experts attempt to extract clues and possibly infer intent from the code. But there is a rapidly emerging consensus that NotPetya was not designed to be a moneymaker.
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