This new Windows malware can take over your PC and wipe it clean
2026-07-12T20:51:55Z•1bd88519e7b0827d3df94fe3be2c00a035044e7db7f80f9f4973fce1d5c3e406
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What happened
A batch of high-impact threats and scams reported by Malwarebytes: a new Windows remote‑access Trojan dubbed “GigaWiper” that can spy on victims and permanently erase systems in three ways; multiple critical vulnerabilities patched in Chrome and a Microsoft Defender zero‑day (RoguePlanet); a serious WinRAR flaw; and a 6.9M‑record data breach at AssuranceAmerica exposing driver’s license numbers. Law‑enforcement/industry action disrupted the NetNut residential‑proxy botnet. Numerous social‑engineering campaigns and scams were highlighted — fake job and verification pages (ClickFix), Verified X/
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- malwarebytes_labs
- Record identifier
- 1bd88519e7b0827d3df94fe3be2c00a035044e7db7f80f9f4973fce1d5c3e406
- Enrichment time
- 2026-07-12T20:51:55Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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