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#1 The Hacker News general April 22, 2026 at 10:55 UTC

Lotus Wiper Malware Targets Venezuelan Energy Systems in Destructive Attack

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

AI Summary

Kaspersky discovered Lotus Wiper, a previously undocumented data-wiping malware used in destructive attacks against Venezuela's energy and utilities sector in late 2025 and early 2026. The malware employs two batch scripts to initiate destruction, systematically overwrites drives, and targets recovery mechanisms to prevent system restoration.

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Relevance score: 95.0/100

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