New AcidPour Wiper Malware Found in Ukraine

Researchers have uncovered a new variant of the AcidRain Linux malware that wiped thousands of modems and network routers in Ukraine two years ago, and the updated malware looks to be aimed at a broader range of devices, including things such as NAS storage and other network devices.

The newer variant is known as AcidPour and researchers from SentinelOne’s SentinelLabs discovered it on Saturday after some monitoring tools they had set up after the initial AcidRain attacks in 2022 picked …

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