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Microsoft Warns New 'GigaWiper' Malware Combines Espionage and Destructive Capabilities

·Source: Infosecurity Magazine

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Executive Summary

A new multi-purpose backdoor allows cyber threat actors to conduct both quiet espionage activity and destructive wiping operations

Analysis

A new multi-purpose backdoor allows cyber threat actors to conduct both quiet espionage activity and destructive wiping operations
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Originally published by Infosecurity Magazine on Jul 10, 2026.

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