Petya

Summary

Petya is a Trojan horse^[1]. Petya draws 333 Wikipedia views per month (trojan_horse category, ranking #2 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• Petya's image is recorded as Petya.Random.png^[3].
• Petya's image is recorded as 2017 Petya cyberattack screenshot.png^[4].
• Petya's instance of is recorded as Trojan horse^[5].
• Petya's instance of is recorded as computer worm^[6].
• Petya's instance of is recorded as ransomware^[7].
• Saint Peter is named after Petya^[8].
• Petya's based on is recorded as EternalBlue^[9].
• Petya's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[10].
• +2016-03-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Petya^[11].
• Petya's significant event is recorded as 2017 cyberattacks on Ukraine^[12].
• Petya's possible treatment is recorded as secure cryptoprocessor^[13].
• Petya's YouTube video ID is recorded as MXKJ0g95POM^[14].
• Petya's YouTube video ID is recorded as DAXNW55H1FU^[15].
• Petya's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'DiamondEye'}^[16].
• Petya's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Petya.A'}^[17].
• Petya's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11cmgnfxjb^[18].
• Petya's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 페트야^[19].
• Petya's Mitre ATT&CK ID is recorded as software/S0368^[20].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Trojan horse^[5], computer worm^[6], and ransomware^[7].

History and Context

+2016-03-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Petya^[11]. Saint Peter is named after Petya^[8].

Why It Matters

Petya draws 333 Wikipedia views per month (trojan_horse category, ranking #2 of 14).^[2] Petya has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] Petya is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]