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Destructive malware targeting Ukrainian organizations

Microsoft Security · Original publication: (timestamp supplied by publisher)
Publisher update: 2026-08-19T15:57:04+00:00
First collected: 2026-10-22T18:57:47+00:00 · Last successful check: 2026-10-22T18:57:47+00:00
Record: ms-destructive · Editorial review: 2026-10-22

Microsoft reports destructive effects on boot records and file content behind a ransom message. Evidence availability can be affected before collection; corroborate the reported behavior against preserved originals and independent records. This is a historical source, not a new incident alert.

Evidence reference: designed to be destructive. Opening assessment and Observed actor activity

Historical primary incident report; not a new incident. Page displays January 15, 2022; publisher machine-readable publication time is January 16, 2022 in UTC. Updated time is publisher metadata, not a new incident date.

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