GigaWiper: Anatomy of a destructive backdoor assembled from multiple malware

In this article A wiper inside a backdoor Backdoor capabilities How GigaWiper was assembled Conclusion: Multiple destructive capabilities consolidated into a single implant Defending against destructive threats Microsoft Defender detections Indicators of compromise In October 2025, Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified destructive wiping activity and uncovered a sophisticated Go programming language (Golang)-based backdoor we now track as GigaWiper, a versatile implant that combines robust co