Executive Summary
This threat bulletin features PolySwarm’s top malware to watch in 2023, as chosen by our analysts.
Executive Summary
This threat bulletin features PolySwarm analysts’ predictions for the 2023 threat landscape.
Key Takeaways
Verticals Targeted: Financial, Government, Journalism, Various
Executive Summary
This report is part of PolySwarm’s 2022 Recap series. This edition provides an overview of the 2022 mobile malware threat landscape.
Key Takeaways
- The 2022 mobile malware threat landscape saw a 500% increase in malware distribution in early 2022, and mobile malware continued to be rampant throughout the year.
- Some of the attack vectors used by threat actors to distribute mobile malware in 2022 include apps injected with malicious code, zero-click attacks, TOAD, and smashing.
- Types of mobile malware that were prolific in 2022 include banking trojans, dropper apps, spyware, mobile ransomware, and subscriber trojans.
Related Families: Gozi (Ursnif)
Verticals Targeted: Financial
Executive Summary
Bleeping Computer recently reported on a malware campaign that uses CAPTCHA to bypass browser warnings and deliver Gozi. This technique appears to be a novel TTP for threat actors.
Background
Last month HP published research on RedLine Stealer, a stealer malware being delivered via fake Windows 11 updates. Almost a month later, RedLine Stealer continues to be active in the wild, with new samples surfacing over the past week.
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Background
PolySwarm recently released several publications and blog posts discussing Russia-Ukraine tensions and the potential for both kinetic and cyber conflict: