"Use of 'Hunter-Killer' Malware on the Rise, Study Finds"

According to researchers at Picus Security, hackers are increasingly deploying "hunter-killer" malware, which is "ultra-evasive, highly aggressive" malware capable of finding and shutting down enterprise security tools in compromised systems. This type of malware enables threat actors to remain undetected for a longer periods of time. There was a 333 percent year-over-year increase in hunter-killer malware in 2023. The researchers observed the prevalence of such malware in the 667,401 files they analyzed. This article continues to discuss the rise of hunter-killer malware. 

Security Boulevard reports "Use of 'Hunter-Killer' Malware on the Rise, Study Finds"

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