Security News > 2024 > April > Escalating malware tactics drive global cybercrime epidemic

The average malware detections rose 80% from the previous quarter, illustrating a substantial volume of malware threats arriving at the network perimeter.

Geographically, most of the increased malware instances affected the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

Approximately 55% of malware arrived over encrypted connections, which was a 7% increase from Q3. Zero-day malware detections jumped to 60% of all malware detections, up from 22% the previous quarter.

Zero-day malware detections with TLS fell to 61%, which was a 10% decrease from Q3, showing the unpredictability of malware in the wild.

Among the top 5 most-widespread malware detections were JS.Agent.

Both variants redirect users to malicious links, and both malware loaders attempt to load DarkGate malware on the victim's computer.

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