Cybersecurity firm Check Point reports an increase in wiper-ware attacks amid geopolitical uncertainty

A senior official from an Israeli cybersecurity firm said that companies should be conscious of an increase in wiper-ware attacks, as data and digital systems are being targeted for annihilation in geopolitical conflicts.

Maya Horowitz, Director of Threat Intelligence and Research at Check Point Software Technologies, added that the onset of the two major conflicts over these last couple of years have been a major reason for the uptick in such attacks, with cyber being used “to complement” the physical battlefield.