As-a-Service tools dominate the cyber threat landscape

Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) and Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) tools now make up the majority of malicious tools in use by attackers, according to a new study. The report from Darktrace shows malware loaders (77 percent of investigated threats) are the most common tool, followed by cryptominers (52 percent), and botnets (39 percent). Information-stealing malware accounts for 36 percent of investigated threats, while proxy botnets made up 15 percent. Darktrace has identified Hive ransomware as one of the major RaaS attacks at the beginning of 2023. With the dismantling of Hive by the US government in January 2023, Darktrace observed the rapid growth of… [Continue Reading]