ZeroCleare: New Iranian Data Wiper Malware Targeting Energy Sector

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new, previously undiscovered destructive data-wiping malware that is being used by state-sponsored hackers in the wild to target energy and industrial organizations in the Middle East.

Dubbed ZeroCleare, the … Continue reading ZeroCleare: New Iranian Data Wiper Malware Targeting Energy Sector

New Shamoon Malware Variant Targets Italian Oil and Gas Company

Shamoon is backā€¦ one of the most destructive malware families that caused damage to Saudi Arabia’s largest oil producer in 2012 and this time it has targeted energy sector organizations primarily operating in the Middle East.

Earlier this week, Italia… Continue reading New Shamoon Malware Variant Targets Italian Oil and Gas Company

StoneDrill Disk Wiping Malware Found Targeting European Industries

A new disk wiping malware has been uncovered targeting a petroleum company in Europe, which is quite similar to the mysterious disk wiper malware Shamoon that wiped data from 35,000 computers at Saudi Arabia’s national oil company in 2012.

Disk wiping… Continue reading StoneDrill Disk Wiping Malware Found Targeting European Industries