New Lotus data wiper used against Venezuelan energy utility firms
Last year, specific assaults against energy and utility companies in Venezuela were carried out using Lotus, an undiscovered data-wiping malware.
Researchers at Kaspersky have examined the virus that was uploaded from a workstation in Venezuela to a publicly accessible platform in mid-December.
The attacker uses two batch scripts before to the cripling stage to weaken defenses and impede regular activities in order to prepare the system for the final payload.
The researchers claim that by overwriting hard drives and removing recovery options, the Lotus data-wiping software is intended to totally destroy infected devices.
According to a research released today by Kaspersky, the wiper eliminates recovery mechanisms, overwrites the content of physical drives, and methodically des...