--- title: Destructive Windows backdoor stuffs multiple wipers and... description: Microsoft has identified a new Windows backdoor called GigaWiper that combines at least three malware families into a single modular package, incorporating... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/destructive-windows-backdoor-stuffs-multiple-wipers-and-ransomware-code-into-a-single-package-ostlhblwt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Destructive Windows backdoor stuffs multiple wipers and ransomware code into a single package | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft has identified a new Windows backdoor called GigaWiper that combines at least three malware families into a single modular package, incorporating... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/destructive-windows-backdoor-stuffs-multiple-wipers-and-ransomware-code-into-a-single-package-ostlhblwt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/oStLHblWt.png og:image:alt: Destructive Windows backdoor stuffs multiple wipers and ransomware code into a single package og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Destructive Windows backdoor stuffs multiple wipers and ransomware code into a single package **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft has identified a new Windows backdoor called GigaWiper that combines at least three malware families into a single modular package, incorporating multiple wipers and ransomware code. The tool represents an escalation in destructive malware design by bundling distinct destructive capabilities together. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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