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Ransomware dominates attacks and new malware targets Unix systems

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Ransomware now accounts for 69 percent of all attacks involving malware, according to the latest threatscape report from Positive Technologies. The researchers have also identified a growing pattern of new malware specifically designed to penetrate Unix systems. "We've got used to the idea that attackers distributing malware pose a danger to Windows-based systems," says Yana Yurakova, information security analyst at Positive Technologies. "Now we see a stronger trend of malware for attacks on Unix systems, virtualization tools, and orchestrators. More and more companies, including larger corporations, now use Unix-based software, and that’s why attackers are turning their attention to these… [Continue Reading]

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