Lotus Wiper Malware Targets Venezuelan Energy Systems in Destructive Attack

Published: 2 days ago (April 22, 2026 at 06:55 AM EDT)

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Source: The Hacker News

Overview

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented data wiper that has been used in attacks targeting Venezuela at the end of last year and the start of 2026. Dubbed Lotus Wiper, the novel file wiper has been used in a destructive campaign targeting the energy and utilities sector in Venezuela, per findings from Kaspersky.

Technical Details

Two batch scripts are responsible for initiating the…

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