Wiper

Crooks used a KilllDisk wiper in an attack against Banco de Chile as diversion for a SWIFT hack

Crooks attempted to hack the SWIFT system at the Banco de Chile and used a disk-wiping malware as a diversion strategy.…

6 years ago

Hackers tried to cause a blast at a Saudi petrochemical plant

A new cyber attack against a Saudi petrochemical plant made the headlines, hackers attempted to hit the infrastructure in August. Do…

6 years ago

New KillDisk variant targets Windows machines in financial organizations in Latin America

A new variant of the infamous disk-wiper malware KillDisk has been spotted by malware researchers at Trend Micro while targeting…

6 years ago

Ordinypt is a wiper disguised as ransomware that targets German users

Security experts spotted a new malware dubbed Ordinypt, it is a wiper disguised as ransomware that currently only targets German…

7 years ago

MBR-ONI ransomware involved in targeted attacks against Japanese organizations

MBR-ONI is a new ransomware that is being used for targeted attacks in Japan, experts speculate it was used to cover…

7 years ago

Security Service of Ukraine of a new wave of large-scale NotPetya-like attack

The Security Service of Ukraine warning their citizens of a new "large-scale" cyber attack similar to NotPetya that could take place…

7 years ago

RedBoot ransomware also modifies partition table, is it a wiper?

The RedBoot ransomware encrypts files on the infected computer, replaces the Master Boot Record and then modifies the partition table.…

7 years ago

The Ukrainian central bank warned of new NotPetya-style massive attack risk

The Ukrainian central bank warned state-owned and private lenders of the appearance of new the NotPetya-like attack that would target…

7 years ago

Anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian IsraBye wiper spreads as a ransomware

Malware researchers discovered an anti-Israel & pro-Palestinian data wiper dubbed IsraBye that is spreading as a ransomware. Malware researcher Jakub…

7 years ago

Notpetya – The Petya variant used in the massive attack is a wiper disguised by a ransomware

According to the researchers, the Petya variant (NotPetya) used in the massive attack is a wiper disguised by a ransomware.…

7 years ago

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