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Sandworm Deploys New Wiper Malware in Ukraine Q2–Q3 2025

🛡️ ESET's APT Activity Report covering Q2–Q3 2025 reports that Russian-aligned Sandworm deployed new data wipers, identified as Zerolot and Sting, against Ukrainian targets including government bodies and critical sectors such as energy, logistics and grain. The firm assessed the activity as likely intended to weaken Ukraine's economy. The findings, published on 6 November 2025, also note increased espionage and tool-sharing among other Russia-aligned groups.

Sandworm Deploys Data Wipers Against Ukraine's Grain Sector

🔒Russian state-backed Sandworm (aka APT44) deployed multiple data-wiping malware families in June and September 2025, targeting Ukrainian education, government, and grain-production organizations. ESET says these wipers — distinct from ransomware — corrupt files, partitions, and boot records to prevent recovery and cause long outages. Some intrusions began with access by UAC-0099, which then handed access to APT44 for destructive payloads.