Destructive Lotus Wiper Targets Venezuelan Energy Sector Amid Geopolitical Tensions
ID: 4370189d-5cbe-5871-a429-903545f30be7
STIX ID: report--4370189d-5cbe-5871-a429-903545f30be7
Feed Name: ThreatCluster
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**Executive Summary:** A destructive wiper dubbed "Lotus Wiper" was identified targeting Venezuela's energy and utilities sector in late 2025–early 2026; it uses preparatory batch scripts to disable defenses and a payload that overwrites drives and deletes recovery options, rendering systems unrecoverable, and is linked to regional geopolitical tensions with analysis and detection guidance provided by Kaspersky.
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