2019 was a big year for cybersecurity as several threat groups unleashed malware that led to a loss of a large sum of money to organizations, governments, and compromised data of millions of users all over the world. These malware strains are more than enough to state that we need to take cybersecurity more seriously in the coming years.
In 2019, small and medium businesses were more prone to risk as they lack proper cybersecurity measures to evade attacks.
Here is a list of the nastiest malware that are the highlights of the cybersecurity world in 2019:
Top 10 Malware Of 2019
1. Emotet – Malware disguising itself as Snowden’s book
Emotet is a deadly botnet malware that made a come back in 2019 and interestingly, it disguised itself as Edward Snowden’s recently released book “Permanent Record.” Once installed, the malware hijacks email credentials and could even send malicious emails to people in your contact list.
2. Trickbot – Trojan that can disable Windows Defender
Malwarebytes
Trickbot isn’t exactly a malware that surfaced in 2019 but gained a feature this year that made it a notorious threat amongst Windows users. The trojan deploys 17 steps to disable Windows Defender’s real-time protection. Trickbot trojan affected nearly 250 million Gmail accounts last time it gained cookie stealing abilities.
3. Ryuk Ransomware – Costliest malware ever
Malwarebytes
Ryuk malware appeared throughout the year and affected millions of people all over the world. The malware targeted several state, local and territorial government entities, and demanded ranso ..
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