The ransom note, named RESTORE_FILES.txt, says that devices are encrypted in protest of the seizure of Crimea and because Western countries are not doing enough to help Ukraine in their war against Russia.

The wiper takes its name from the Ukrainian Azov Regiment, a controversial military force that allegedly associated with neo-Nazi ideology in the past.

Uh huh, like Hitler was "allegedly" a Nazi.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Or almost literally anyone else on the internet. IS there any evidence it was actually released by Azov or anyone else working for or on behalf of Ukraine?