Most wanted malware in January 2019: A new threat speaks up

guest · Feb 14, 2019

Most wanted malware in January 2019: A new threat speaks up
February 14, 2019
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2019/02/14/most-wanted-malware-in-january-2019/

Check Point’s Global Threat Index for January 2019 reveals a new backdoor Trojan affecting Linux servers, which is distributing the XMRig crypto-miner. The new malware, dubbed SpeakUp, is capable of delivering any payload and executing it on compromised machines.

In January, the top 4 most prevalent malware variants were cryptominers. Coinhive remains the top malware, impacting 12% of organizations worldwide. XMRig was once again the second most prevalent malware with a global impact of 8%, followed by Cryptoloot miner with an impact of 6% of organizations globally.

“While January saw little change in the malware forms aimed at enterprises worldwide, we are beginning to see new ways to distribute malware. Threats like these are a stark warning of bigger threats to come. [...]”
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