Malware
malware:wiper_virus
Also: wiper, wiper code
Destructive malware described as custom-written code that spread through Windows systems, deleted data, and replaced it with unusable code.
Destructive malware described as custom-written code that spread through Windows systems, deleted data, and replaced it with unusable code.
“a piece of code custom-written in visual basic, a wiper code with the goal of destruction”
“This wiper virus was on a mission to infect and spread to as many systems as it could”
Malware used to destroy or wipe computers inside Sony Pictures during the Sony attack.
“they were destroying computers inside Sony using a wiper virus.”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | AFFECTS | Microsoft Windows | Explicit | 37 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | Las Vegas Sands cyber-attack | Explicit | 37 |
Las Vegas Sands cyber-attack INVOLVES wiper virus
The attack involved a custom-written Visual Basic wiper code intended to destroy data and spread through the network.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 37 Details
“a wiper code with the goal of destruction”
“This wiper virus was on a mission to infect and spread to as many systems as it could and delete the data”
wiper virus AFFECTS Microsoft Windows
The wiper virus targeted Windows machines and wiped the Windows Active Directory server in Las Vegas.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 37 Details
“targeting just Windows machines”
“the wiper virus hit the active directory server in Las Vegas and completely wiped it out”