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May 2020's Most Wanted Malware: Ursnif Banking Trojan Ranks On Top 10 Malware List for First Time, Over Doubling Its Impact On OrganizationsSAN CARLOS, Calif., June 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has published its latest Global Threat Index for May 2020. Researchers found several malicious spam campaigns distributing the Ursnif banking trojan, which caused it to jump up 19 places to 5th in the Top Malware list, doubling its impact on organizations worldwide. The Ursnif banking trojan targets Windows PCs and is capable of stealing vital financial information, email credentials and other sensitive data. The malware is delivered in malicious spam campaigns via Word or Excel attachments. The new wave of Ursnif trojan attacks – which saw it enter the Top Malware index’s top 10 for the first time – coincides with reports about the demise of one of its popular variants, Dreambot. Dreambot was first spotted in 2014 and is based on Ursnif’s leaked source code. As reported since March 2020, Dreambot’s backend server has gone down, and no new Dreambot samples have been seen in the wild. Meanwhile, the well-known banking trojan Dridex, which entered the malware top 10 for the first time in March, continued to have a significant impact throughout May, remaining in 1st place for the second month running.The most prevalent mobile malware families also completely changed in May, with Android malware that generates fraudulent revenue from clicking on mobile adverts dominating the mobile index – showing how criminals are trying to monetize attacks against mobile devices.“With the Dridex, Agent Tesla and Ursnif banking trojans all ranking in the malware top 5 in May , it is clear cyber criminals are focusing on using malware that enables them to monetize their victim’s data and credentials,” said Maya Horowitz, Director, Threat Intelligence & Research, Products at Check Point. “While COVID-19-related attacks have fallen, we have seen a 16% increase in overall cyber-attacks in May compared to March and April, so organizations must remain vigilant by using certain tools and techniques, especially with the mass shift to remote working, which attackers are taking advantage of.” Top malware families This month Dridex remains in 1st place, impacting 4% of organizations globally, followed by Agent Tesla and XMRig, both impacting 3% of organizations worldwide.
Top exploited vulnerabilities This month “MVPower DVR Remote Code Execution” is still holding 1st place as the most common exploited vulnerability, impacting 45% of organizations globally. The second most popular exploited vulnerability is “OpenSSL TLS DTLS Heartbeat Information Disclosure”, closely followed by “Web Server Exposed Git Repository Information Disclosure” impacting 40% and 39% of organizations respectively.
Top malware families - Mobile This month, the top three malware families completely changed, with PreAmo in 1st place as the most prevalent Mobile malware, followed by Necro and Hiddad.
Check Point’s Global Threat Impact Index and its ThreatCloud Map is powered by Check Point’s ThreatCloud intelligence, the largest collaborative network to fight cybercrime which delivers threat data and attack trends from a global network of threat sensors. The ThreatCloud database inspects over 2.5 billion websites and 500 million files daily, and identifies more than 250 million malware activities every day. The complete list of the top 10 malware families in May can be found on the Check Point Blog. Follow Check Point Research via: About Check Point Research About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
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