New Wiper Malware Targeting Ukraine Amid Russia’s Military Operation

Cybersecurity firms ESET and Broadcom’s Symantec said they discovered a new data wiper malware used in fresh attacks against hundreds of machines in Ukraine, as Russian forces formally launched a full-scale military operation against the country.
The Slovak company dubbed the wiper “HermeticWiper” (aka KillDisk.NCV), with one of the malware samples compiled on December 28, 2021, implying that

Cybersecurity firms ESET and Broadcom’s Symantec said they discovered a new data wiper malware used in fresh attacks against hundreds of machines in Ukraine, as Russian forces formally launched a full-scale military operation against the country.
The Slovak company dubbed the wiper “HermeticWiper” (aka KillDisk.NCV), with one of the malware samples compiled on December 28, 2021, implying that