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    February 2020’s Most Wanted Malware  145  0 Kommentare Increase in Exploits Spreading the Mirai Botnet to IoT Devices

    Check Point Research also reports that Emotet has been spreading via new SMS phishing Campaign

    SAN CARLOS, Calif., March 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has published its latest Global Threat Index for February 2020. 

    February saw a large increase in exploits targeting a vulnerability to spread the Mirai botnet, which is notorious for infecting IoT devices and conducting massive DDoS attacks. The vulnerability, known as the “PHP php-cgi Query String Parameter Code Execution” exploit, ranked 6th in the top exploited vulnerabilities and impacted 20% of organizations worldwide, compared to just 2% in January 2020.

    The research team is also warning organizations that Emotet, the second most popular malware this month and the most widespread botnet operating currently, has been spreading using two new vectors during February.  The first vector was an SMS Phishing (smishing) campaign targeting users in the U.S.: the SMS impersonates messages from popular banks, luring victims to click a malicious link which downloads Emotet to their device. The second vector is Emotet detecting and leveraging nearby Wi-Fi networks to spread via brute force attacks using a range of commonly-used Wi-Fi passwords.  Emotet is primarily used as a distributor of ransomware or other malicious campaigns.

    Emotet impacted 7% of organizations globally in February, down from 13% in January, when it was being spread via spam campaigns including Coronavirus-themed campaigns.  This highlights how quickly cyber-criminals change the themes of their attacks to try and maximise infection rates. 

    “As we saw in January, the most impactful threats and exploits during February were versatile malware such as XMRig and Emotet.  Criminals seem to be aiming to build the largest possible networks of infected devices, which they can then exploit and monetize in a range of different ways, from ransomware delivery to launching DDoS attacks,” said Maya Horowitz, Director, Threat Intelligence & Research, Products at Check Point. “As the main infection vectors are emails and SMS messages, organizations should ensure their employees are educated about how to identify different types of malicious spam, and deploy security that actively prevents these threats from infecting their networks.” 

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