Collaborate Disseminate
After a two-quarter lull in the action, malware activity resurged in the third quarter of the year, especially on the business front. Continue reading ThreatList: Ransomware, EKs and Trojans lead the Way in Q3 Malware Trends
Finance-sector employees fared the worst in an awareness survey, with 85 percent showing some lack of cybersecurity and data privacy knowledge. Continue reading ThreatList: 3 Out of 4 Employees Pose a Security Risk to Businesses
Deloitte estimates cybercrime costs to reach $6 trillion annually — but companies still lag in preparedness. Continue reading ThreatList: Half of Execs Feel Unprepared to Respond to a Cyber-Incident
Meanwhile, the LokiPWS (a.k.a. Lokibot) malware family distribution is surging. Continue reading ThreatList: Credential Theft Spikes by Triple Digits in U.S.
Most of the attacks originated in China. Continue reading ThreatList: Microsoft IIS Sees Triple-Digit Spike in Cyberattack Volume
Password-sharing persists, but at least multifactor authentication usage is up. Continue reading ThreatList: Password Hygiene Remains Lackluster in Global Businesses
More than 20 percent of GitHub repositories containing an attack tool or an exploit proof of concept (PoC) are written in Python. Continue reading ThreatList: Hackers Turn to Python as Attack Coding Language of Choice
The second-most popular delivery method is CVE-2017-11882, a patched Microsoft vulnerability that allows the attacker to perform arbitrary code-execution. Continue reading ThreatList: Microsoft Macros Remain Top Vector for Malware Delivery
Overall, the number of email fraud attacks per targeted company rose 25 percent from the previous quarter (to 35 on average) and 85 percent from the year-ago quarter. Continue reading Threatlist: Email Attacks Surge, Targeting Execs
The main source of infection on industrial control systems was the internet, researchers at Kaspersky Lab found in a new report. Continue reading ThreatList: Attacks on Industrial Control Systems on the Rise