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Trickbot Rebirths Emotet: 140,000 Victims in 149 Countries in 10 Months
By gmcdouga
Excerpt
Check Point Research (CPR) warns of potential ransomware attacks, as it sees samples of Emotet fast-spreading via Trickbot. Since Emotet’s takedown by law enforcement, CPR estimates 140,000 victims of Trickbot, across 149 countries in only 10 months. New Emotet samples spreading through Trickbot were discovered by CPR on November 15, 2021. Emotet is a strong indicator of future ransomware attacks, as the malware provides ransomware gangs a backdoor into compromised machines.
Portugal and USA have been top targets of Trickbot
Trickbot’s top industry targets are government, finance and then manufacturing
Trickbot relies heavily on a small num…
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