Malware attacks abusing machine identities grew 8x over the last 10 years

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Commodity malware campaigns utilizing machine identities are increasing rapidly, according to threat analysis from Venafi. For example, malware attacks using machine identities doubled from 2018 to 2019, including high-profile campaigns such as: TrickBot, Skidmap, Kerberods and CryptoSink. Researchers gathered data on the misuse of machine identities by analyzing security incidents and third-party reports in the public domain. Overall, malware attacks utilizing machine identities grew eightfold over the last 10 years and increased more rapidly in … More →

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