'CryWiper' trojan disguises as ransomware, says Kaspersky
The destructive wiper mocks up files as if encrypted, while in reality overwriting all but core system files
Source: itpro.co.uk
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A decade on from the Shamoon cyber attack: Takeaways and recommendations
Ten years ago, on Aug. 15, 2012, Saudi Arabia’s national oil company was hit by one of the worst cyber attacks the world has ever seen. Iranian-backed actors, under the guise of a hacktivist group calling itself the Cutting Sword of Justice, used a wiper virus known as Shamoon rigged with a logic bomb to attack the company. The result was a devastating wiping of data across 85% of its Microsoft-based technology, affecting tens of thousands of workstations.
Source: mei.edu