ZeroFox Threat Research: Quarter 3 2021 Threat Report
|by Alpha Team
ZeroFox Threat Research: Quarter 3 2021 Threat Report
The ZeroFOX Threat Research team is excited to announce the release of our Quarterly Threat Report for Q3 of 2021.
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Report Summary
In this Quarterly Threat Landscape Review, ZeroFox Threat Research presents an overview of activity and highlights during Q3 2021.
In the third quarter of 2021 (Q3 2021), the global cyber threat landscape changed in a number of significant ways, some of which included: persistent ransomware attacks; numerous disclosed vulnerabilities; and enhanced threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). Ransomware groups continued launching attacks using new and existing ransomware types, while the involvement of mobile malware and banking trojans in attacks surged this quarter. The persistence and impact of ransomware led to governments around the world working with cybersecurity experts to promote education and response plans for cyber attacks. Newly-disclosed exploits and vulnerabilities emerged this quarter, including various security flaws in enterprise and cloud software, Apple devices, and a surge of vulnerabilities in Microsoft products.
Cybercriminal underground networks endured a quarter rife with data leak advertisements, sale of cybercrime tools, and more groups operating ransomware data leak and digital extortion websites – including the discovery of the Colossus ransomware through ZeroFox collection and detection efforts. Furthermore, ZeroFox Threat Research observed a new type of scam and fraud activity where threat actors steal and unlock digital devices using specially-crafted phishing kits which mimic features used to track devices when lost or stolen.
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