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New destructive wiper malware deployed in Ukraine
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Cybersecurity company ESET warned about the discovery of a 3rd destructive wiper malware deployed in Ukraine.
ESET first observed this new malware dubbed CaddyWiper on Monday, around 9h38 UTC.
CaddyWiper erases user data and partition information from attached drives. The malware was seen on a few dozen systems in a limited number of organizations.
"CaddyWiper does not share any significant code similarity with #HermeticWiper, #IsaacWiper, or any other malware known to us," ESET said in a tweet.
ESET said the attackers had prior control of the target's network beforehand.
"Interestingly, CaddyWiper avoids destroying data on domain controllers. This is probably a way for the…
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