Tuesday's massive outbreak of malware that shut down computers around the world
has been almost universally blamed on ransomware, which by definition
seeks to make money by unlocking data held hostage only if victims pay a
hefty fee. Now, some researchers are drawing an even bleaker
assessment—that the malware was a wiper with the objective of
permanently destroying data.
Full story here: https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/06/petya-outbreak-was-a-chaos-sowing-wiper-not-profit-seeking-ransomware/