ESET has published the Threat Report for the 3rd quarter of 2020, which summarizes the key statistics recorded by ESET tracking systems and the most important findings from ESET cyber security surveys, as well as data published for the first time.
Η έκθεση και τα ευρήματά της παρουσιάστηκαν κατά τη διάρκεια εικονικής εκδήλωσης με τίτλο “ESET European Cyber Security Day – Towards a Secure Post-COVID Future”.
According to the ESET report, after months of exploiting the conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercriminals appear to have returned to their usual tactics in the third quarter of 3. However, one of the areas where risks remain particularly high is remote work.
ESET telemetry showed a further increase in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) attacks, which increased throughout the first half of the year. While the number of unique users targeted by cybercriminals increased by at least a third, the total number of attacks attempted increased by 140%.
“Η σταθερή άνοδος των επιθέσεων RDP μπορεί να οφείλεται στον αυξανόμενο αριθμό των συστημάτων που δε διαθέτουν ασφαλή σύνδεση στο διαnetwork during the pandemic, or possibly at the entrance of other cybercriminals modeled after RDP-targeting ransomware gangs," comments Jiří Kropáč, Head of Threat Detection Labs at ESET.
Άλλες βασικές τάσεις που παρατηρήθηκαν κατά το τρίτο τρίμηνο ήταν η αναβίωση των κακόβουλων cryptominers, η επιστροφή του κακόβουλου botnet Emotet μετά από μήνες αδράνειας και η έξαρση του κακόβουλου λογισμικού Android banking μετά τη διαρροή του πηγαίου κώδικα του διαβόητου τραπεζικού trojan cerberus
The ESET Threat Report for the 3rd quarter of 2020 also examines the most important findings and achievements of ESET researchers. Among other things, they uncovered more Wi-Fi chips that are vulnerable to press vulnerabilities Krøk, exposed Mac malware in conjunction with a plus appchangeof cryptocurrencies, discovered the CDRThief malware that targets Linux VoIP softswitches and delved into KryptoCibule, a triple threat to cryptocurrencies.
The exclusive research presented in the ESET Threat Report for the third quarter of 3 includes campaigns that exploit malicious MAXScript, the spread of Latin American banking trojans in Europe, the new activity of the TA2020 team and a look at the Gamaredon Group's updated arsenal.
In addition to these findings, the report summarizes a number of virtual presentations made by ESET researchers in the third quarter, provides information on new contributions scheduled for the next quarter, and provides an overview of ESET contributions to the MITRE ATT & CK knowledge base.
You can read the whole report here.
