October 2020’s Most Wanted Malware: Trickbot and Emotet Trojans Are Driving Spike in Ransomware

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October 2020’s Most Wanted Malware: Trickbot and Emotet Trojans Are Driving Spike in Ransomware
November 6, 2020
https://www.checkpoint.com/press/20...jans-are-driving-spike-in-ransomware-attacks/

Check Point Research reports that Trickbot and Emotet top the Global Threat Index, and are being used for distributing ransomware against hospitals and healthcare providers globally.

Researchers reported that the Trickbot and Emotet trojans continue to rank as the top two most prevalent malware in October, and that the trojans have been responsible for the sharp increase in ransomware attacks against hospitals and healthcare providers globally.

The FBI and other U.S. government agencies recently issued a warning about ransomware attacks targeting the healthcare sector, warning that the estimated one million-plus Trickbot infections worldwide are being used to download and spread file-encrypting ransomware such as Ryuk. Ryuk is also distributed via the Emotet trojan, which remains in 1st place in the Top Malware Index for the fourth month in succession.
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Top Malware Families
This month, Emotet remains the most popular malware with a global impact of 12% of organizations, followed by Trickbot and Hiddad which both impacted 4% of organizations worldwide.
Top Exploited Vulnerabilities
This month “MVPower DVR Remote Code Execution” is the most common exploited vulnerability, impacting 43% of organizations globally, followed by “Dasan GPON Router Authentication Bypass” and “HTTP Headers Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-13756)” with both impacting 42% of organizations globally.
Top Mobile Malwares
This month Hiddad is the most prevalent Mobile malware, followed by xHelper and Lotoor.
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The complete list of the top 10 malware families in October can be found on the Check Point Blog.
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