"Cybercriminals Capitalize on Poorly Configured Cloud Environments"

Researchers at Elastic found that off-the-shelf offensive security tools and poorly configured cloud environments expand the attack surface. About 54 percent of malware alerts involved offensive security tools such as Cobalt Strike and Metasploit. The most prevalent malware family this year was Cobalt Strike, with 27.02 percent of infections. Cobalt Strike is a commercial post-exploitation framework that threat actors often steal and use for their own malicious activities. This article continues to discuss key findings regarding cybercriminals' use of off-the-shelf offensive security tools and poorly configured cloud environments.

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