January 2022’s Most Wanted Malware: Lokibot Returns to the Index and Emotet Regains Top Spot
Check Point Research reveals that the InfoStealer, Lokibot, is back in the most prevalent malwares list while Emotet has taken first place away from Trickbot. Apache Log4j is still wreaking havoc as the number one most exploited vulnerability. Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally , has published its latest Global Threat Index for January 2022. Researchers report that Emotet has now pushed Trickbot out of first place after a long stay at the top, and is this month’s most prevalent malware, affecting 6% of organizations worldwide. Log4j is also still proving to be a problem, impacting 47.4% of organizations globally and the most attacked industry continues to be Education/Research. After only two and a half months since its return, Emotet has surged into the top spot. The notorious botnet is most commonly...