Malware in Documents: the Understated Threat to Financial Service Providers

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In the first quarter of 2025, there was a decline in ransomware attacks, according to the results of a recent Internet Security Report. The total number of unique malwares has increased by 171 percent. Due to the AI boom, malware attackers mainly rely on Spear Phishing emails. WatchGuard Technologies has released the latest Internet Security Report for the first quarter of 2025. The report reveals an increase of 171 percent in the total unique m…

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The digitisation of the financial sector and the processing of large amounts of sensitive data make financial service providers increasingly the target for cybercriminals. Attackers rely on proven methods such as social engineering, phishing or ransomware to compromise systems, access information, blackmail companies or cause operational disruptions. Especially often they choose attack paths that have established themselves in everyday work. Mal…