Cofense Q4 2019 Malware Trends Report reveals end-of-year developments, offers 2020 predictions

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Cofense Q4 2019 Malware Trends Report reveals end-of-year developments, offers 2020 predictions
March 2, 2020
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While the fourth quarter of 2019 saw a decrease in total malware volume, a key global trend also unfolding within the period was the use of macro-enabled documents for malware delivery.

This is according to Cofense, the leading provider of intelligent phishing defence solutions, which recently released its Q4 2019 Malware Trends Report, giving insight into the malware families, delivery methods and campaigns that were prominent globally during the past quarter.

“As the report notes, Emotet is one of a number of threats currently facing organisations,” comments Van de Giessen, “and so it is imperative to understand the current phishing landscape, as well as its future evolutions, to help organisations protect themselves from security breaches.”
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According to the Cofense report, Emotet is likely to continue its infections into 2020 [...]
The report also fingered the information stealer, Loki Bot, which took the top spot as the most prevalent non-Emotet malware, with the Agent Tesla keylogger in second place.

“This report is another example of the invaluable information that comes from Cofense Intelligence, as well as the range of factual data that it is able to provide,” comments Van de Giessen, “and underscores the increasingly sophisticated world of threat actors.
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