Threat Insight 2019 in Review: Year of the RAT
2019 is now behind us, but its effects in the infosec realm are going to be felt long after the empty champagne bottles have been brought to the recycling center. The rise in popularity of the Remote Access Trojan, or RAT, among financially motivated threat actors...
AuthPoint Beta program is more active than ever!
New features and functionalities are being revealed with our AuthPoint Beta Program. Check out some of those: AuthPoint Authentication APIs Beta ended and is now publicly available, and for no additional cost in your AuthPoint license! See how easy it is to integrate...
Downloaders and botnets abound while supply chains and account compromises will drive phishing
Every December, Proofpoint researchers examine trends from the prior year and predict changes in the threat landscape that defenders will encounter in the year to come. This year, we began to see the results of widespread RAT and downloader distribution, significant...
Buer, a new loader emerges in the underground marketplace
Overview For several years, Proofpoint researchers have been tracking the use of first-stage downloaders, which are used by threat actors to install other forms of malware during and after their malicious email campaigns. In particular, over the last two years, these...
