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A new report from McAfee Labs claims that the total volume of "coin miner" malware has grown over 4000% since last year, and over 60% since Q2. Hackers are apparently moving away from ransomware to the more "lucrative" field of cryptomining malware. Malware attacks are up in general too, though the report notes that mobile malware attacks are slightly down since last quarter. Interestingly, McAfee has also been tracking "Targeted Attacks Motivated by Cyber Espionage," and documented several incidents and pieces of malware that allegedly came from state-sponsored actors. The full PDF is available in the article.
In Q3, the Advanced Threat Research team recorded more than 35 publicly known targeted attacks. Cyber espionage was the biggest motivator for these attacks. The activities were mostly related to political tensions in several regions that inspired nation-state groups to conduct cyber operations to gather intelligence.
In Q3, the Advanced Threat Research team recorded more than 35 publicly known targeted attacks. Cyber espionage was the biggest motivator for these attacks. The activities were mostly related to political tensions in several regions that inspired nation-state groups to conduct cyber operations to gather intelligence.