In the first half of this year, 65% of successful hacking attacks used malware. It is actively used to penetrate IT infrastructure and gain a foothold within it, as well as launch attacks until critical systems are completely compromised. about this Write “Kommersant” referred to data from a report by the information security company Positive Technologies.
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Since last fall, malware has been detected in 75% of organizations’ network traffic. Approximately half of the total amount of such software is Trojan horse virus, designed to perform illegal actions on the victim’s device. About a quarter of the products were software designed to collect user information and transmit the data to attackers. In approximately 85% of cases, we are talking about software used to steal credentials. In other cases, hackers use tools to track user actions. Cryptoviruses accounted for approximately 4% of the total malware detected.
Malicious files in network traffic refer to the activity of various potentially dangerous programs and files that attackers use to carry out network attacks. Positive Technologies noted that among the tools used by hackers, Microsoft Office files emerged as a particularly obvious threat. They account for 26% of all malware distribution methods. Since Word and Excel files are familiar to workflows, attackers will actively use them during the initial stages of an attack.
“Documents in modern attacks are not just a way to deliver malicious payloads, but are sophisticated tools for launching and protecting code””Positive Technologies reported. The company added that the hackers used conventional and non-malware tools that complicated attack detection and also allowed them to disguise themselves as normal employee activity. Such potentially dangerous tools accounted for 8% of all detections.
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