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The most dangerous malware in November: Formbook 1st place
Malware hit list in November: Formbook in place

The most common malware in November 2023 is the infostealer Formbook and the most frequently attacked industry is ISP/MSP. Command Injection Over HTTP was the most commonly exploited vulnerability. Check Point Software Technologies has published its global threat index for November 2023: Top malware in Germany The first place in Germany was achieved by Formbook. Formbook is an infostealer that targets the Windows operating system and was first discovered in 2016. It is marketed in underground hacker forums as Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) because it has powerful evasion techniques and is relatively inexpensive. New additions include fake updates. On…

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Malware: These are the current leaders
Malware: These are the current leaders

In the Global Threat Index for August 2023, Formbook was the most widespread malware in Germany, followed by CloudEyE and Qbot. Across the Atlantic, the FBI announced a significant victory in its global operation against the Qbot (also known as Qakbot) in August. In “Operation Duck Hunt,” the FBI took control of the botnet, removed the malware from infected devices, and identified a significant number of affected devices Qbot declines significantly Qbot evolved into a malware delivery service responsible for various cybercriminal activities, including ransomware -attacks, used...

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Malware Report: This is what hackers are targeting
Malware Report: This is what hackers are targeting - Photo by Michael Geiger on Unsplash

The new Global Threat Index for July 2023 shows which sectors were particularly heavily attacked: The new number 1 is utilities. Right behind it is the transport sector and then, how far up the list, are the software providers. The top 3 most attacked sectors in Germany have changed completely compared to June: Utilities took first place in July, followed by transport and software providers. Malware Formbook still hyperactive Malware Formbook took first place again this month. That puts the Infostealer ahead of Guloader, who claims second place. Qbot…

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Malware: Emotet and FormBook at the top
Checkpoint News

Check Point Research (CPR), the research arm of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a global leader in cyber security solutions, has released its latest Global Threat Index for August 2022. CPR reports that FormBook is now the most prevalent malware, replacing Emotet, which has held that position since its January resurgence. FormBook is an infostealer that targets Windows operating systems. Once installed, it can intercept credentials, collect screenshots, monitor and log keystrokes, and download and execute (C&C) files according to its commands. Since its initial discovery in...

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