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Ransomware attacks have reached 'stratospheric' levels in Q2 2021, now accounting for 69% of all attacks involving malware.
The research also reveals that the volume of attacks on governmental institutions in particular soared from 12% in Q1 2021 to 20% in Q2. And the company's Expert Security Center during the quarter discovered the emergence of B-JDUN, a new RAT used in attacks on energy companies, and Tomiris, new malware that comes with functions for gaining persistence and can send encrypted information about the workstation to an attacker-controlled server.
"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 systems."
Retail industry under attack 69% of all malware attacks targeting organizations involved ransomware distributors, a 30% jump over the same quarter in 2020.
There's been a noticeable change in the landscape for the retail industry-a sharp decrease in attacks with 'web skimmers,' accompanied by a rise in interest among ransomware distributors.
Ransomware attacks on retailers accounted for 95% of all attacks using malware.
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