Tag: Wiper
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New Russian APT Group Responsible for Wiper Attacks in Ukraine Exposed
Security researchers have made a public disclosure about the identification of a new Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group associated with …
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Microsoft links Cadet Blizzard APT to Russia’s military intelligence GRU
Microsoft linked a series of wiping attacks to a Russia-linked APT group, tracked as Cadet Blizzard, that is under the control of the GRU. …
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Wiper malware goes global, destructive attacks surge
The threat landscape and organizations’ attack surface are constantly transforming, and cybercriminals’ ability to design and adapt …
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Agrius Iranian APT Group Cuts Into Diamond Industry
A previous cyberattack on an Israeli software developer is being used by Agrius Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group to launch wiper …
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Wiper, Disguised as Fake Ransomware, Targets Russian Orgs
The program, dubbed CryWiper, is aimed at Russian targets; it requests a ransom but has no way to decrypt any overwritten …
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BlackCat/ALPHV Gang Adds Wiper Functionality as Ransomware Tactic
Malware wielded by BlackCat/ALPHV is putting a new spin on the ransomware game by deleting and destroying an organization’s data rather …
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#BHUSA: Russia’s Wiper Attacks Against Ukraine Detailed
Alongside the physical invasion of the Ukraine, Russia also launched a cybersecurity invasion, with the use of multiple tools, notably …
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New Chaos Malware Variant Ditches Wiper for Encryption
The Chaos ransomware-builder was known for creating destructor malware that overwrote files and made them unrecoverable — but the new …
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Ukraine: Wiper malware masquerading as ransomware hits government organizations
In the wake of last week’s attention-grabbing defacements of many Ukrainian government websites, Microsoft researchers have revealed …
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Chaos Malware Walks Line Between Ransomware and Wiper
An under-construction malware called Chaos has been spotted, which is being advertised on an underground forum as being available for …
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Crippling attack on Iranian trains linked to Meteor file wiper malware
“Conflict in cyberspace is overpopulated with increasingly brazen threat …
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Suspected Iranian Group Wages Wiper Attacks on Israel
A threat group likely operating from Iran has been attacking Israeli targets for more than a year with the wiper variants Apostle and …
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