FBI issues “flash” alert to U.S. businesses warning of “wiper” malware used in Sony hack. Security experts say the malware appears to correspond with the malicious code used in the Sony attack. Wiper malware is one of the rarest types of malware and “highly destructive,” security firm Kaspersky Lab says. Sony Pictures Entertainment suffered the hack attack on Nov. 24, when workers who attempted to log into their PCs found them locked – apparently by attackers – and displaying an image of a red skeleton overlaid with the words “Hacked By GOP””]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/sony-hack-fbi-issues-malware-alert-a-7628