Irish firms warned about online ‘Bad Rabbit’ attack

Irish firms have been urged to restrict their employees from downloading software updates from their workstations following the latest global ransomware attack that is sweeping Europe.

The Bad Rabbit ransomware appeared first in Russia, but has since spread to Turkey, German and Ukraine, where flights at Odessa airport were delayed as employees’ computers became compromised.

Computers infected with the malware direct are asked to pay around €240 in exchange for the return of their data. A countdown is initiated that will cause the ransom price to increase if the payment is not made.