Ransomware

Die wesentlichen Themen waren 2018 die geänderten Strategien der Cyberkriminalität und die anhaltenden Sicherheitsbedrohungen. Unternehmen waren mit zahlreichen Herausforderungen konfrontiert.

Lorsque nous revenons sur les problèmes majeurs de 2018, nous constatons une évolution des stratégies cybercriminelles et des menaces persistantes de sécurité.

Looking back at the most significant issues of 2018, we saw shifting cybercriminal strategies and lingering security threats. Enterprises faced a multitude of challenges, but careful study of these issues can present opportunities for improvement.

Bij het terugblikken op de belangrijkste problemen van 2018, konden we een verschuiving in de strategieën van cybercriminelen waarnemen, evenals aanhoudende beveiligingsbedreigingen.

Tra i problemi più significativi del 2018, abbiamo visto minacce persistenti e strategie mutevoli dei cyber criminali. Le aziende hanno affrontato diverse sfide, ma uno studio attento di questi problemi potrà presentare un'occasione di miglioramento.

Tras analizar retrospectivamente las amenazas más importantes de 2018, observamos estrategias cibercriminales cambiantes y amenazas de seguridad ciberseguridad persistentes.

A new variant of the ransomware JobCrypter was observed in the wild, sending desktop screenshots of the infected machine to an email address and encrypting files twice.

We observed a sudden spike in JavaScript malware in more than 72,000 email samples that sourced and spread at least eight other kinds of malware – such as GandCrab ransomware and coinminers.

We found a wave of MongoLock ransomware attacks that immediately deletes important files upon infection and scans the backup drives for data deletion.