Malware in the wild – Emotet

Check Point Research shows a steady increase in the circulation of malware in March 2022, with a surge around Easter and Easter scams.

March 2022’s Most Wanted Malware: Easter Phishing Scams Help Emotet Assert its Dominance – Check Point Software

The highly disruptive malware, Emotet was the most distributed malware. I have looked at Emotet’s destructive functionality here:

Yes people do track a top ten for malware. Do you want to know what the #1 is? – Smart Thinking Solutions

The second most used malware was Agent Tesla, an advanced RAT, stealing information and keylogging.

Bottom line – there are plenty of threats heading your way by email – make sure you have the best defences in place – both technical and people.

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