HYAS Publishes New Data On Malware Communications And The Top Malware Families

HYAS has published new data on malware communications and the top malware families currently in use. 

The Top Five Malware Destinations (i.e. geographic locations and destinations for malware communication from their detonations) during the week of March 10-16, 2024. The data is derived from the HYAS Insight platform which identifies, tracks, and attributes fraud and attacks rapidly and accurately, pinpointing the origin and current infrastructure employed. A South Korean service provider’s infrastructure was the top destination point of the week.

Of the Top Five Malware Families for the week of March 10-16, 2024, the top was Urelas, a trojan malware that allows hackers to remotely control an infected system. This family of malware often propagates through malicious email attachments and drive-by downloads. It is known to avoid detection by disguising its malicious activities as legitimate system processes. This data is derived from HYAS Protect, a protective DNS solution that combines authoritative knowledge of attacker infrastructure and domain-based intelligence to proactively enforce security and block the command and control (C2) communication used by malware, ransomware, phishing, and other forms of cyber-attacks.

Leave a Reply

Discover more from The IT Nerd

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading