- Jul 22, 2014
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The Shamoon disk-wiping malware has received a major upgrade during the past few months, and now features a ransomware module, along with support for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, researchers from Kaspersky Lab revealed on Monday.
Shamoon, also known as Disttrack, first spotted in 2012, is one of today's most notorious malware families, even if one of the rarest.
The malware rose to infamy after a nation-state actor used it to erase data from over 35,000 computers belonging to Saudi oil provider Aramco in 2012.
Timeline of attacks with disk-wiping malware (via Kaspersky)
The malware was also used against other, smaller targets, but mostly remained silent until November 2016, when reports from Symantec and Palo Alto Networks revealed new attacks against a number of private companies in Saudi Arabia.
More details in the link above
Shamoon, also known as Disttrack, first spotted in 2012, is one of today's most notorious malware families, even if one of the rarest.
The malware rose to infamy after a nation-state actor used it to erase data from over 35,000 computers belonging to Saudi oil provider Aramco in 2012.
Timeline of attacks with disk-wiping malware (via Kaspersky)
The malware was also used against other, smaller targets, but mostly remained silent until November 2016, when reports from Symantec and Palo Alto Networks revealed new attacks against a number of private companies in Saudi Arabia.
More details in the link above
