GATEWATCHER’s Post

In 2024, ransomware lost its crown. A new cyber threat took the lead... and it’s even more insidious: 💥 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑠 have officially overtaken ransomware 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭. These lightweight malware strains are flooding the dark web with stolen credentials, session tokens, and personal data. And they’re not just causing chaos - they’re fueling an entire underground economy: ↳ Malware-as-a-Service business models ↳ Data brokers reselling "logs" ↳ Access brokers opening the doors to corporate networks One campaign alone - Lumma Stealer during the 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑔𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐿𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 - harvested millions of accounts via malvertising. And if that wasn't enough... 𝑄𝑢𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 (QR code phishing) exploded too: ↳ +2,000% traffic spike to phishing pages via Microsoft Sway targeting the technology, manufacturing, and financial sectors in Asia and North America. ↳ $25 million in wire fraud via executive deepfakes ↳ Even Sophos and other top security firms were targeted The cyber threat landscape in 2024 is a different beast. Want to see the full picture? 📥 Read Gatewatcher’s Cyber Threat Landscape 2024 Report and get a step ahead of the next wave. (link in comments)