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

Banco de Chile admits losing $10 million in disk-wiping malware attack

Banco de Chile, the second largest bank in the country, released a public statement confirming a major malware attack that breached its computer systems on May 24, shutting down bank operations. The hackers used a disk-wiping malware to cause the outag… Continue reading Banco de Chile admits losing $10 million in disk-wiping malware attack

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.

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