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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.