Wiper malware hit Ukrainian organizations

UPDATE January 19: Updated Coverage section about the third malware that FortiGuard Labs has confirmed as a wiper malware.FortiGuard Labs is aware of a report that multiple organizations in the Ukraine were impacted by destructive malware. The malware looks to be some kind of ransomware at first glance; however, it does not have the telltale signs of ransomware. It overwrites the victim's Master Boot Record (MBR) and files with specific file extensions without any recovery mechanism, which are enough to …

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