- Apr 21, 2016
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A new type of destructive malware was discovered by the folks from Kaspersky. Similar to infamous wiper Shamoon, StoneDrill will destroy everything that's on the infected computer.
According to the announcement, StoneDrill features advanced anti-detection techniques and espionage tools. So far, it has targeted victims in the Middle East, but one target was also discovered in Europe.
Back in 2012, Shamoon, also known as Disttrack took down about 35,000 computers in an oil and gas company in the Middle East, leaving 10% of the world's oil supply potentially at risk. Following that attack, Shamoon pretty much disappeared, only to be spotted again in late 2016 in the form of Shamoon 2.0, a more extensive malicious campaign with a more potent version of the 2012 malware.
Read more: StoneDrill Malware Supersedes Shamoon, Has both Data Wiping and Spying Features
According to the announcement, StoneDrill features advanced anti-detection techniques and espionage tools. So far, it has targeted victims in the Middle East, but one target was also discovered in Europe.
Back in 2012, Shamoon, also known as Disttrack took down about 35,000 computers in an oil and gas company in the Middle East, leaving 10% of the world's oil supply potentially at risk. Following that attack, Shamoon pretty much disappeared, only to be spotted again in late 2016 in the form of Shamoon 2.0, a more extensive malicious campaign with a more potent version of the 2012 malware.
Read more: StoneDrill Malware Supersedes Shamoon, Has both Data Wiping and Spying Features
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