Research indicates a significant rise in malware campaigns utilizing the malware as a service (MaaS) model, which accounted for 57% of detected cyber threats in the latter half of 2024. Reports suggest a staggering increase in total malware threats, with WatchGuard noting over 420,000 unique attempts in Q3, a 300% surge from the previous quarter. Interestingly, there was a notable decline in new malware threats, indicating that the spike was due to duplicate campaigns deploying identical payloads, particularly highlighted by the Glupteba malware's diverse capabilities in attacks.
Malware as a service increasingly dominates cyber attacks, accounting for 57% of threats in late 2024, showing a shift towards a lucrative ecosystem for hackers.
WatchGuard observed an astronomical surge in total malware threats, exceeding 420,000 in Q3 2024, marking a 300% increase from the previous quarter.
Despite a spike in threats, there was an uncharacteristic decline in new malware variants, indicating a flood of homogenous spam-like malware targeting endpoints.
Glupteba emerged as a primary malware family in recent months, possessing capabilities like botnet operations, information theft, and cryptocurrency mining.
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