Several Ukrainian computers and websites faced cyberattacks by a destructive data-wiper malware hours before Russia began its military assault in the country
Context
Several Ukrainian computers and websites faced cyberattacks by a destructive data-wiper malware hours before Russia began its military assault in the country
About Hematic Wiper Malware
- Hematic Wiper or data wiper malware can erase all the data from the system that it has infected.
- The thing that makes this malware dangerous is that the data once deleted, the data cannot be recovered.
- This malware is quite different from most of the malware out there as it doesn’t steal information, it just destroys it.
- The malware can even attack the system recovery tools without leaving any traces of the attack.
- Several cybersecurity experts believe the infections from the malware have spread widely.
Malware
- Malware, or malicious software, is any program or file that is harmful to a computer user.
- Malware includes computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses and spyware.
- These malicious programs can perform a variety of functions, including stealing, encrypting or deleting sensitive data, altering or hijacking core computing functions and monitoring users' computer activity without their permission.
