CryWiper Malware Masquerades as Ransomware & Purposely Destroys Data

CryWiper, a previously unknown data wiper that masquerades as ransomware, has been recently discovered and is spreading around the internet. Furthermore, this ransomware completely destroys the data it infects instead of encrypting it.  While during an attack against the Russian mayor’s offices and courts as reported by Russian media, this scenario was detected. This fall, […]

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