Iran CERT Reports New Data-Wiping Malware

Computer systems in Iran are being targeted by a new strain of malware that is capable of wiping disk partitions clean of files. Security researchers are calling the attacks simplistic, yet effective. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab said the malware launches only on pre-determined dates and will...

Analysis Shows Traces of Wiper Malware, But No Links to Flame

One of the things about the investigation into the Flame malware that’s remained unclear for several months now is what ever became of the so-called Wiper virus that had been seen erasing data on machines in Iran and that led researchers to eventually discover Flame. No actual samples of Wiper ha...

Flaws in Shamoon Malware Reinforce Theory It's Not A Wiper Variant

Some clumsy coding discovered during an analysis of the Shamoon malware has led researchers to conclude that it is probably not related to the Wiper malware that hit some Iranian networks recently and likely isn’t the work of serious programmers. A prime error appears to come from the main...

Cyber Attack on The Iranian Oil Ministry's Computer Network

Cyber Attack on The Iranian Oil Ministry's Computer Network The Iranian oil ministry's computer network came under attack from hackers and a computer virus, prompting the Islamic Republic to disconnect the country's main oil export terminal from the internet as a preventative measure, a...