This new Windows malware can take over your PC and wipe it clean
2026-07-11T20:51:55Z•8ed07be278a300ac8c65d088c61f84fde47c20a26fab2364d64f5cdc27e01ccb
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What happened
Malwarebytes round-up (early July 2026) highlights a slew of active threats and privacy incidents: GigaWiper — a newly observed Windows remote‑access Trojan — can exfiltrate and permanently wipe systems using three distinct methods; Microsoft patched the RoguePlanet zero‑day in Defender; Chrome received two rapid critical updates; a WinRAR flaw could allow takeover; and ClickFix campaigns use fake Google/Cloudflare pages to deliver infostealers and a new loader. Other notable items include a 6.9M‑record AssuranceAmerica data breach (driver’s license numbers), disruption of the NetNut hijacked‑
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