AI-Enabled Phishing & Malware: Hackers use AI to create highly convincing phishing emails and develop adaptive malware that updates its own code, reducing the effectiveness of traditional security.
Fileless Malware & Memory-Only Threats: Over 70% of attacks now use fileless techniques, operating directly in RAM without writing files to disk, making them incredibly hard to detect.
Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) & Double Extortion: Criminals, including groups like 8Base, not only encrypt data but also steal it to threaten public release, maximizing profit.
Infostealers (RustyStealer, XWorm): These focus on stealing credentials, browser history, and cryptocurrency wallet data. XWorm is particularly dangerous for giving attackers remote control, including keylogging and screen capture.
Supply Chain Attacks & Trusted Tool Abuse: Attackers target software vendors (e.g., hijacking GitHub repos) to distribute malware, or use legitimate system tools like PowerShell to act as legitimate software.
SocGholish (FakeUpdates): A major downloader that trick users into downloading malware disguised as fake browser updates.
