Explanation of the Current Alert Level of GUARDED
The alert level is the overall current threat level.
On May 21, the Cyber Threat Alert Level was evaluated and is remaining at Blue (Guarded) due to vulnerabilities in Ivanti and Google products. On May 15, the MS-ISAC released two advisories. The first advisory was for multiple vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. The second advisory was for a vulnerability in Google Chrome that could allow for arbitrary code execution. Organizations and users are advised to update and apply all appropriate vendor security patches to vulnerable systems and to continue to update their antivirus signatures daily. Another line of defense includes user awareness training regarding the threats posed by attachments and hypertext links contained in emails especially from un-trusted sources.
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Advisories Released (Last 12 Months)
In Q3 2024, the Top 10 Malware observed via the MS-ISAC’s monitoring services changed moderately from the previous quarter. The downloader, SocGholish, continued to lead as the top malware, making up 42% of the list. Following SocGholish were the downloaders LandUpdate808 and ClearFake. This quarter marked the first time the MS-ISAC observed either of these downloaders in its quarterly Top 10 Malware list.
Top Malware Q3 2024
- SocGholish
- LandUpdate808
- ClearFake
- ZPHP
- Agent Tesla
- CoinMiner
- Arechclient2
- Mirai
- NanoCore
- Lumma Stealer
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