Banking Malware Attacks Are 'Becoming Increasingly Corporate' says Kaspersky -In 2021, the financial threats landscape witnessed positive changes where the overall number of users affected by malware reduced... -
In 2021, the financial threats landscape witnessed positive changes where the overall number of users affected by malware reduced significantly, including a 35% drop in PC malware. Still, financial organisations, as cybercriminals’ most lucrative targets, continue to face massive threats., attacks are becoming increasingly corporate rather than consumer-focused. In 2021, every third PC banking malware attack targeted corporate users, representing a growth of almost 14% since 2018.
Between 2020 and 2021, corporate users’ share of banking malware attacks rose by almost 2% and increased a significant 13.7% points between 2018 and 2021. While the pandemic saw both the rise and fall of mandatory restrictions, many companies have decided to continue with remote or hybrid work models and not return to the traditional office work mode. During the pandemic, some organisations’ employees resorted to using home devices protected by consumer solutions, which are insufficient for working purposes.
What is more, only four malware families were responsible for the attacks on about half of all affected users. While Zbot maintained its position as the number one used malware among financial cybercriminals, SpyEye surged from the eighth most common banking malware, at a 3.4% share in 2020, to the second most common at 12.2% in 2021.saw a drop of five percentage points between 2020 and 2021.
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