Malware AnalysisMarch 29, 2022
Threat Alert: First Python Ransomware Attack Targeting Jupyter Notebooks
By Assaf Morag
Security researchers discover the first known ransomware attack specifically designed to target Jupyter Notebook environments. This represents a significant evolution in ransomware targeting cloud-native and data science infrastructure.
The ransomware specifically targets Python-based Jupyter Notebooks, encrypting files and demanding payment for decryption. This is the first documented case of ransomware targeting data science tools.