The malware downloader Fakeupdates remains the leading threat in June according to the malware ranking of the cyber security company Check Point. The most frequently exploited vulnerability last month was the “Check Point VPN Information Disclosure”.
According to Check Point, Fakeupdates dominates the company’s malware ranking. In Switzerland, this malware has an impact of 4.03 percent, internationally it is 7.03 percent. In second place comes Androxgh0st, a botnet that steals sensitive data from Windows, Mac and Linux systems. Qbot ranks third in Switzerland. This malware is often spread via spam emails and steals login information and cookies from browsers or monitors banking activities, among other things.
There is also a new entrant in the global malware ranking, Ransomhub, which overtook Lockbit3 in June with 80 new victims. There is also a new Windows backdoor called Badspace, which includes infected WordPress websites and fake browser updates.
The most frequently exploited vulnerability in June was “Check Point VPN Information Disclosure”, according to the cybersecurity company. This vulnerability allows attackers to read out certain information on Internet-connected gateways with activated remote access VPN or mobile access. Worldwide, 51 percent of organizations were affected. This is followed by “Web Servers Malicious URL Directory Traversal” with 49 percent and “HTTP Headers Remote Code Execution” with a global impact of 44 percent.
Source: www.swisscybersecurity.net