S. Korea hit by a wave of HDD wiping malware.

http://arstechnica.com/security/201...of-new-wave-of-threats-targeting-south-korea/

 

South Korea hit by disk wiping attack blamed on 'DarkSeoul' gang.
http://www.cso.com.au/article/466321/south_korea_hit_by_disk_wiping_attack_blamed_darkseoul_gang/

New disk wiper malware linked to attacks in South Korea, researchers say.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/062813-new-disk-wiper-malware-linked-271393.html

 

Perfect reason to image a hard drive regularly. Unfortunately, too few people do.

 

Hard drive-wiping malware that hit South Korea tied to military espionage.
http://arstechnica.com/security/201...-that-hit-s-korea-tied-to-military-espionage/

https://twitter.com/dangoodin001/status/354348377590345728

 

Wow!
Insane, time to backup some of my files.

 

More importantly - ensure your AV protects against this type of threat.
And disk imaging is a great idea. I do -