New PathWiper Malware Strikes Ukraine’s Critical Infrastructure

Cisco Talos discovers PathWiper, a destructive new malware targeting critical infrastructure in Ukraine, highlighting ongoing cyber threats amidst the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

A newly identified malware named PathWiper was recently used in a cyberattack targeting essential services in Ukraine. Cybersecurity experts at Cisco Talos reported the incident this week and shared details with Hackread.com.

For your information, wipers are a type of malware designed to erase or corrupt data on computer systems, making them unusable. In this attack, the cybercriminals managed to get into a legitimate system that manages computer networks. They likely had inside knowledge of this system, which allowed them to send harmful commands and spread PathWiper to connected devices, researchers noted.

“Throughout the course of the attack, filenames and actions used were intended to mimic those deployed by the administrative utility’s console, indicating that the attackers had prior knowledge of the console and possibly its functionality ...