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New GigaWiper Windows Backdoor Bundles Disk Wiping, Fake Ransomware, and Spyware

Source Summary Published July 9, 2026 Brief Under 1 min brief
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Microsoft has taken apart a destructive Windows backdoor it calls GigaWiper. What stands out is how it is built: not one tool but three older destructive programs bolted into one, offered as commands the operator can choose from.

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