### <center> Original Creator Of Petya Ransomware Steps In To Help Victims Unlock Their Computers.  </center>

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Petya was originally launched in December 2015 by the **Petya Ransomware Project**. At the time of it's release Petya was unique among ransomware viruses because of it's ability to overwrite the MBR (Master Boot Record) as a way to block access to your files and operating system. Then back in March of last year the self described ‘professional cybercriminals’ made Petya and other viruses available to the public through a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform. This was a suite of cyber attack tools anyone could access for a fee to perform ransomware attacks with the owners of the platform receiving a % of any ransom money paid to the user to decrypt locked files. 

### <center> Petya and Mischa for All! The RaaS Boom Expands to Include the Petya/Mischa Combo | [Cylance](https://blog.cylance.com/petya-and-mischa-for-all-the-raas-boom-expands-to-include-the-petya-mischa-combo.html) - 05/19/2017 </center>

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# <center> Janus Secretary </center>

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Yesterday @JanusSecurity, a Twitter account linked to the original Petya ransomware, tweeted to say they're having a look at the new variant and that it maybe 'crackable with our privkey'.



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<center> [Tweet](https://twitter.com/JanusSecretary/status/880156466115743744) </center> 

This gives hope to many people who have fallen fowl to theses cyber criminals and I would very much like it to be true but recent research suggests otherwise. Although widely reported this new ransomware is in fact not a Petya variant according to Kaspersky Lab:

 
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Further research came out by Matt Suiche from Comae Technologies and Secure List that concluded the Petya ransomware isn't even ransomware but is in fact **Wiper Malware**.

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### <center> Petya.2017 is a wiper not a ransomware | [Comae.io](https://blog.comae.io/petya-2017-is-a-wiper-not-a-ransomware-9ea1d8961d3b) - 06/28/2017 </center>
> - Ransomware-as-a-service soon to be renamed Lure-as-a-Service
> - TL;DR: The ransomware was a lure for the media, this variant of Petya is a disguised wiper.


If this new research turns out to be true it would mean there was never a chance of retrieving your files in the first place even if you did paid the ransom. The person or group behind this recent attack are either in it for the*lulz* or they have an ulterior motive. Either way these latest revelations tell us that these attacks aren't going to stop anytime soon.


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