Microsoft Finds FoxBlade Malware Hit Ukraine Hours Before Russian Invasion
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Update: It's worth noting that the malware Microsoft tracks as FoxBlade is the same as the data wiper that's been denominated HermeticWiper (aka KillDisk).
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