ThreatDown State of Malware Report 2025: Autonomous AI and Ransomware
The ThreatDown State of Malware report focuses on a few key developments that we witnessed in 2024.
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Ransomware in December 2024—Cl0p returns
December 2024 saw the unwelcome return of the notorious Cl0p ransomware gang.
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Clipboard hijacker tries to install a Trojan
Criminals are attempting to get users to install malware from the clipboard.
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Sysrv cryptomining botnet is still alive (and kicking out the competition)
Sysrv cryptomining botnets are still active, and analysis shows they are actively kicking out other malware.
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Beluga phishing campaign targets OneDrive credentials
The Beluga phishing campaign uses .htm files to capture your company OneDrive credentials.
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How the Black Basta ransomware gang hides Cobalt Strike beacons with PowerShell
Ransomware gangs love PowerShell.
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A visit to a print shop put a password stealer on a co-worker’s laptop
Old-school malware distribution methods have a habit of hanging around long after people stop talking about them.
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Watch out! Mobidash Android adware spread through phishing and online links
ThreatDown has uncovered a new campaign spreading the MobiDash adware for Android.
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Ransomware review: September 2024
In August, we recorded a total of 442 ransomware victims, the second-most all year.
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New RansomHub attack uses TDSSKiller and LaZagne, disables EDR
The attack signals a new shift in RansomHub's arsenal of tools.
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Lowe’s employees targeted in new malvertising campaign
In August, Lowe's employees were the subject of a targeted campaign using fake ads and websites.
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Rise of Atomic Stealer signals a sea change in macOS malware
Atomic Stealer is the most popular malware-as-a-service on macOS because of highly active affiliate-driven distribution campaigns and constant feature upgrades.
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New phishing campaign uses Discord for payload delivery
A new phishing campaign uses two Discord CDN's to host malicious executables.
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Ransomware review: July 2024
In June, LockBit said it breached the Federal Reserve and Black Basta was seen exploiting a Windows zero-day.
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WorkersDevBackdoor and MadMxShell converge in malvertising campaigns
Two different backdoors might share more connections than previously thought
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How the world’s worst ransomware gang avoids detection
Look at a real example of how LockBit used LOTL techniques on a ThreatDown MDR client.
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From weeks to hours: Why ransomware attacks are getting quicker
Businesses will need to adapt as ransomware gangs take less time to steal and encrypt data than ever before.
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Ransomware review: June 2024, a year-high 470 attacks recorded
In May, we recorded a total of 470 known ransomware attacks, including some sickening attacks on healthcare.
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Why complexity has become a security issue
A new ebook from ThreatDown lifts the lid on the negative effects of complexity in the security environment, and what…
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