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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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Emotet & Co.: The malware charts in Q4-2023
The malware charts in October 2023

In Q4 2023, the remote access Trojan Nanocore was in first place in the malware top ten in Germany. But Emotet and Formbook are still massively active. The education sector was the most frequently attacked. Check Point has released its Q4 Global Threat Index (October 2023). First place in Germany is now occupied by Nanocore, a remote access Trojan that targets users of Windows operating systems and was first observed in 2013. The threat landscape was highly fragmented in October, with only three malware families whose influence exceeded the 1 percent mark. The well-known pests Emotet take second and third place...

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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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