Bad Rabbit: Game of Thrones-referencing ransomware hits Europe

NotPetya-style malware infects Kiev's metro system, Odessa airport and Russian media, demanding bitcoin for decryption key

A major ransomware attack is hitting computers in Russia and Ukraine, bearing similarities to the NotPetya outbreak that caused billions of pounds of damage in June.

The self-titled "Bad Rabbit" malware encrypts data on infected machines before demanding a payment of 0.05 bitcoin (250) for the decryption key. The ransom demand is phrased similarly to that of June's outbreak, and researchers at Russian security firm Kaspersky say that the malware uses "methods similar to those used" during the NotPetya attack.