Disttrack sabotage malware wipes data at unnamed Middle East energy organization

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Disttrack sabotage malware wipes data at unnamed Middle East energy organization
Botnet	DistTrack
Malware
Botnet/malware group
Exploit kits
Services
Feature
Distribution vector
Target
Origin
Campaign
Operation/Working group
Vulnerability
CCProtocol
Date	2012 / 2012-08-16
Editor/Conference	Wired Business Media
Link	http://www.securityweek.com/disttrack-sabotage-malware-wipes-data-unnamed-middle-east-energy-organization (Archive copy)
Author	Fahmida Y. Rashid
Type

Abstract

“ Malware being used in a new series of targeted attacks has bucked the trend, choosing to destroy the computers it infects rather than just stealing sensitive information, security researchers said.

Called "Disttrack", the malware corrupts files, overwrites the infected machine's master boot record, and destroys the data so that it can't be recovered, according to reports from Symantec Security Response, Kaspersky Lab's Global Research and Analysis Team, and McAfee on Thursday. Disttrack has been observed in the Shamoon attacks, which has already affected at least one organization in the energy sector, Symantec said, but the company declined to provide any other details about the affected organization(s).

Bibtex

 @misc{2012BFR1099,
   editor = {Wired Business Media},
   author = {Fahmida Y. Rashid},
   title = {Disttrack sabotage malware wipes data at unnamed Middle East energy organization},
   date = {16},
   month = Aug,
   year = {2012},
   howpublished = {\url{http://www.securityweek.com/disttrack-sabotage-malware-wipes-data-unnamed-middle-east-energy-organization}},
 }