ESET marks Antimalware Day 2019 with a ‘top 5’ list of malware discovered in 2019

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ESET marks Antimalware Day 2019 with a ‘top 5’ list of malware discovered in 2019
November 2, 2019
https://www.eset.com/int/about/news...h-a-top-5-list-of-malware-discovered-in-2019/

Today, we celebrate Antimalware Day, founded by ESET two years ago, to honor the visionary work of Fred Cohen, Ph.D. and his advisor, Professor Len Adleman PhD., which laid the cornerstone for future research into computer threats.

ESET is marking this year’s celebration by taking a look at some of the most pertinent malware discoveries of the year 2019, in order to emphasize the importance of taking proactive countermeasures against malware and of implementing cybersecurity best practices.
1. Machete
Machete is malware that has been used in cyberespionage operations primarily in Venezuela, but also in Ecuador, Colombia, and Nicaragua.
2. Android/Filecoder.C
Discovered after a two-year decline in instances of Android ransomware, Android/Filecoder.C encrypts the files on a mobile device before demanding a payment in Bitcoin for their decryption.
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3. Android/FakeApp.KP
This malware is used to phish for login credentials to BtcTurk, a Turkish cryptocurrency exchange.
4. Varenyky
In July, Varenyky launched a sextortion campaign in France, distributed through spam email attachments disguised as bill documents.
5. KRACK for Echo and Kindle
In January 2019, after more than a year of extensive additional research, ESET reported that many Wi-Fi enabled devices, including Amazon Echo and at least one generation of Amazon Kindle, were still vulnerable to Key Reinstallation Attacks, or KRACK(s), two years after the initial discovery.
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