New Wiper Malware SwiftSlicer Hit Ukraine

FortiGuard Labs is aware of a report that a new wiper malware was used to in recent attacks targeting Ukraine. Dubbed SwiftSlicer, the wiper malware overwrites files in specified directories in the affected machines and deletes shadow copies to prevent file recovery.Why is this Significant?This is significant because SwiftSlicer is a new destructive malware used in real attacks. SwiftSlicer overwrites files in attacker specified folders and deletes shadow copies, which makes file recovery difficult.What is SwiftSlicer?SwiftSlicer is a wiper malware …

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