# S7, E275 - Choose Wisely: GigaWiper, Your New Delete Button & The Gold Bar Grift

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Podcast: [Privacy Please](https://stenobird.com/podcast/privacy-please-26933)
Published: 2026-07-18T01:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail Full Show Notes This week on Privacy Please, Cam breaks down four stories that all come back to one theme: choice. GigaWiper — Microsoft researchers uncovered a new backdoor malware built from pieces of older malware families, giving attackers the ability to decide after they're already inside a network how they want to cause damage — from low-level disk wipes to fake ransomware with encryption keys that are never even saved. Multiple security firms are independently trackin...

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