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New BiBi Wiper version also destroys the disk partition table (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 5 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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A new version of the BiBi Wiper malware is now deleting the disk partition table to make data restoration harder, extending the downtime for targeted victims.

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[–] christopherius@kbin.social 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That sounded like a pain to deal with. Did you get the data back?

[–] LazerFX@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Yep, took a couple of days with a hex editor, but was a good learning experience