Malware activity spikes as attackers become more ruthless

The latest threat quarterly landscape report from managed security service provider Nuspire shows a 128 percent increase in Q3 over the previous quarter, representing more than 43,000 malware variants detected a day. The report also shows threat actors developing a more ruthless streak in selecting their targets. Throughout Q3, hackers shifted focus from home networks to overburdened public entities, including the education sector and the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). Malware campaigns, like Emotet, used these events as phishing lure themes to assist in delivery. Nuspire and Recorded Future have also discovered new features in Emotet modules, implying the group will… [Continue Reading]