Hackers are increasingly using PowerShell and other fileless cyber attacks, according to the Q1 2019 This underground network is routinely used to transact and exchange data with other cyber criminals, representing 3.9% of attacks in the first quarter of 2019. Global Threat Statistics report from security company BlackFog. The attacks manipulate the code of legitimate default Windows tools, like PowerShell, to convert them into malicious software. In a blog post published on Monday, Microsoft said that it had identified more than 100 new variants of malware in its latest threat intelligence report, which was released last week. Discounting direct or raw IP addresses, PowerShell attacks represent 5.65% of all cyber attacks, rising to 9.24% if data exfiltration by country threats are excluded, demonstrating the growing sophistication of cyber crime networks.
Hackers are increasingly using PowerShell and other fileless cyber attacks, according to the Q1 2019 Global Threat Statistics report from security company BlackFog. The attacks manipulate the code of legitimate default Windows tools, like PowerShell, to convert them into malicious software. In a blog post published on Monday, Microsoft said that it had identified more than 100 new variants of malware in its latest threat intelligence report, which was released last week. Discounting direct or raw IP addresses, PowerShell attacks represent 5.65% of all cyber attacks, rising to 9.24% if data exfiltration by country threats are excluded, demonstrating the growing sophistication of cyber crime networks.