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S9038: DynoWiper

DynoWiper is a destructive malware associated with the 2025 Poland Wiper Attacks in December of 2025. DynoWiper is a native Windows binary that is distributed by a PowerShell script and overwrites files using data generated by the Mersenne Twister algorithm before they are deleted from the system. Multiple variants of DynoWiper have been identified, with the primary differences being that one variant shuts down the system after completing its destructive operations, and another introduces a time delay between file overwriting and deletion.[1][2]

EnterpriseS9038MalwareObject v1.0Modified
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S9038: DynoWiper describes [DynoWiper](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S9038) is a destructive malware associated with the [2025 Poland Wiper Attacks](https://attack.mitre.org/campaigns/C0063) in December of 2025. [DynoWiper](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S9038) is a native Windows binary that is distributed by a PowerShell script and overwrites files using data generated by the Mersenne Twister algorithm before they are deleted from the system. Multiple variants of [DynoWiper](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S9038) have been identif...

Executive priority

S9038: DynoWiper is an official MITRE ATT&CK software. Glexia treats it as defensive behavior context for prioritizing monitoring, control validation, and response planning without using the object by itself as an attribution claim.

Technical view

Security teams should validate S9038: DynoWiper by reviewing the official ATT&CK relationships, mapped tactics (the mapped ATT&CK tactic context), supported platforms (Windows), and available local telemetry before making detection or mitigation decisions.

Likely telemetry

  • Official ATT&CK relationships and object metadata
  • Network, endpoint, and security-tool telemetry

Detection direction

  • Validate whether S9038: DynoWiper appears in your detection coverage and tabletop scenarios.
  • Use the object to align executive risk language with SOC, incident response, and detection engineering work.
  • Do not treat ATT&CK relationship context as attribution without corroborating evidence.

Mitigation priorities

  • Map the object to existing controls and identify missing telemetry or response ownership.
  • Prioritize mitigations that reduce exposure on the listed platforms and tactics.
  • Review adjacent ATT&CK relationships before changing policy, detections, or reporting language.
Additional notes and limits

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Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

DynoWiper

DynoWiper is a destructive malware associated with the 2025 Poland Wiper Attacks in December of 2025. DynoWiper is a native Windows binary that is distributed by a PowerShell script and overwrites files using data generated by the Mersenne Twister algorithm before they are deleted from the system. Multiple variants of DynoWiper have been identified, with the primary differences being that one variant shuts down the system after completing its destructive operations, and another introduces a time delay between file overwriting and deletion.[1][2]

View the same entry on attack.mitre.org (MITRE-hosted reference; in-page links above use the Glexia ATT&CK library.)

Glexia analysis

How security teams should use this page

Treat this object as behavior context, not an attribution claim. Validate the related groups, software, data sources, and mitigations against official ATT&CK relationships and your own telemetry before making control-coverage decisions.

ATT&CK relationship table

Techniques used

This mirrors the MITRE pattern of making group, software, campaign, and technique relationships scannable. Relationship notes come from mirrored ATT&CK relationship text when available.

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DomainIDNameRelationship / procedure
EnterpriseT1529System Shutdown/Reboot

DynoWiper has used the Microsoft Windows native `ExitWindowsEx()` function to log off the interactive user and shutdown the system.[1]

EnterpriseT1485Data Destruction

DynoWiper has overwritten files with 16-byte sequences of random data generated by the Mersenne Twister algorithm using the Microsoft Windows native `CreateFileW()` function to open the file and the `SetFilePointerEx()` and `WriteFile()` functions to overwrite the file.[1] Additionally, versions of DynoWiper can also delete files using the `DeleteFileW` API.[2]

EnterpriseT1679Selective Exclusion

DynoWiper has recursively enumerated directories with the exception of the following: System32, Windows, Program Files, Program Files(x86), Temp, Recycle.Bin, $Recycle.Bin, Boot, PerfLogs, AppData, Documents and Settings.[1][2]

EnterpriseT1680Local Storage Discovery

DynoWiper has used the Microsoft Windows native `GetLogicalDrives()` and `GetDriveType()` functions to enumerate all the drives visible to the system.[1]

EnterpriseT1083File and Directory Discovery

DynoWiper has used the Microsoft Windows native `FindFirstFile()` and `FindNextFile()` to recursively enumerate directories and files on the system.[1]

EnterpriseT1106Native API

DynoWiper has used multiple native Windows functions, such as `GetLogicalDrives` and `FindNextFile` for discovery and file deletion.[1][2]

EnterpriseT1120Peripheral Device Discovery

DynoWiper has enumerated and overwritten files on all removeable and fixed drives.CitationESET DynoWiper JAN 2026

EnterpriseT1036Masquerading

DynoWiper has been named after well-known files schtask.exe, schtask2.exe, and _update.exe.[1][2]

EnterpriseT1678Delay Execution

DynoWiper has utilized a five-second delay using `Sleep(5000)` between two of the three phases of the attack that involves file overwriting, file deletion, and system reboot.[1][2]

Associated objects

Groups, software, and campaigns

CampaignEnterprise

C0063: 2025 Poland Wiper Attacks

2025 Poland Wiper Attacks is a Russian state-sponsored campaign that conducted destructive cyberattacks against Polish energy infrastructure in December 2025. Targets included more than 30 wind and photovoltaic farms, a combined heat and power (CHP) plant, and a manufacturing sector company. The attacks on the distributed energy resources (DER) disrupted communications between affected facilities and the distribution system operator, but did not impact electricity generation or heat supply. Across the campaign, threat actors deployed two previously undocumented wiper tools, DynoWiper, a Windows-based wiper and LazyWiper, a PowerShell wiper, distributed via malicious Group Policy Objects. At the CHP plant, threat actors had maintained access since at least March 2025, using that foothold to obtain credentials and move laterally before attempting wiper deployment. Some reporting has assessed the activity to be consistent with Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) threat activity group Dragonfly, also tracked as STATIC TUNDRA, while other reporting attributes the destructive wiper activities to the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) threat activity group ELECTRUM, also tracked as Sandworm Team.[1][2][3][4]

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Change history

Object version and sync metadata

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ATT&CK release
19.2
Object version
1.0
Created
Modified
Raw hash
d7b3b82962cded49...
Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(2)
ReleaseBundle importedObject versionModifiedStatusRaw hash
19.21.0Current bundled7b3b82962cd…
19.11.0Older bundled7b3b82962cd…
Raw source

Mirrored ATT&CK source object

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Source references

External references and citations

MITRE external references are preserved separately from Glexia analysis so citations remain traceable to their original source records.

  1. [1]
    CERT Polska

    CERT Polska. (2026, January 30). Energy Sector Incident Report – 29 December. Retrieved April 22, 2026.

    Open source URL
  2. [2]
    ESET DynoWiper Update JAN 2026

    ESET. (2026, January 30). DynoWiper update: Technical analysis and attribution. Retrieved April 22, 2026.

    Open source URL
  3. [3]
    mitre-attackS9038
    Open source URL
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