Master boot record wipers have been cropping up lately, most notably in a widespread attack on South Korea media properties. A new MBR-based hack is now targeting German users, who are at risk of having their systems rendered unusable by malware being sent via spam messages.


https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mbr-wiping-malware-targets-german-victims/
Master boot record wipers have been cropping up lately, most notably in a widespread attack on South Korea media properties. A new MBR-based hack is now targeting German users, who are at risk of having their systems rendered unusable by malware being sent via spam messages.
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:30:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mbr-wiping-malware-targets-german-victims/

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