“To protect users from cybercriminals, we need to intimately understand their methodologies and tactics,” said Marcin Kleczynski, Malwarebytes CEO. Data was also obtained from Malwarebytes’ internal honeypots and collection efforts to identify malware distribution, not only infection. In the six months studied, nearly 1 billion total malware detections/incidences were reported. Both corporate and consumer environments were studied and data was collected from June 2016 through November 2016.

To better understand just how drastically the threat landscape evolved in 2016, Malwarebytes examined data taken from Windows and Android devices running Malwarebytes in more than 200 countries. Cybercriminals migrated to these methodologies en masse, impacting nearly anyone and everyone.

Ransomware, ad fraud and botnets, the subject of so much unjustified hype over previous years, surged to measurable prominence in 2016 and evolved immensely. The findings, presented in the Malwarebytes State of Malware Report, illustrate a significant shift in cybercriminal attack and malware methodology from previous years.

– January 31, 2017 – Malwarebytes™, the leading advanced malware prevention and remediation solution, today released a security research report on the top malware threats for 2016.

Europe: the most malware-impacted continent.

Botnets took advantage of IoT devices and spread rapidly in Asia and Europe.

Ad fraud emerged as a primary threat, outpacing ransomware.

Ransomware became favorite attack methodology used against businesses in the U.S.

New global cybercriminal attack patterns emerge as ransomware, ad fraud and botnets evolve Malwarebytes Releases Global State of Malware Report, Finds 2016 as Year Threat Reality Catches Up to Threat Hype

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