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A wave of simultaneous cyberattacks hit multinational companies, starting with 80 Ukrainian firms and spreading to Rosneft and Merck. The attack was executed through email attachments, infecting networks. Experts identified a new ransomware variant, not Petya, with no political motive, just extortion. Ransomware encrypts files, demanding payment for access.

Which companies were initially affected by the cyberattacks?

• Only Russian companies

• Only pharmaceutical companies

• Only American companies

• Companies in Ukraine and Europe

How did the cyberattack spread within the companies?

• Through social media platforms

• Via email attachments

• By direct hacking into servers

• Through physical USB drives

What was the nature of the ransomware used in the attack?

• A completely new type

• A simple virus

• A variant of WannaCry

• A known variant of Petya

What was the primary motivation behind the cyberattacks?

• Political reasons

• Personal revenge

• Financial extortion

• Corporate espionage

What do ransomware programs typically do to a user's files?

• Encrypt them and demand payment for access

• Delete them permanently

• Make copies and distribute them online

• Convert them into a different format