2023 STATE OF MALWARE: 
The 5 cyberthreat archetypes to stop this year 


Last year was a warning sign. 71% of companies worldwide affected by ransomware, 25,000 vulnerabilities found and recorded, and one cybercriminal gang becoming brazen enough to demand $50 million from their victim.  

Your customers need advanced protection.

Inside, we break down the 5 most dangerous threats facing businesses this year—including LockBit and SocGholish—dissecting how they’re delivered, where they spread, what they destroy, and the best practices to protect against them.

Whats InsideAuthor

And for all that’s new, it’s what works that cybercriminals prize most, from reviving the “dead” Emotet threat to infiltrating networks without any, external malware. 

BACK TO TOP ^

About the Threat Intel Team


The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team is a highly skilled group of malware analysts. They collect, process, and analyze data about cyberthreats from a variety of public and private sources, creating timely, actionable, and engaging intelligence to keep businesses up to date about today’s threat landscape. 

Malwarebytes
3979 Freedom Circle, 12th Floor
Santa Clara, CA 95054
+1-800-520-2796

CONTACT US

© 2023 Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes
3979 Freedom Circle, 12th Floor
Santa Clara, CA 95054
+1-800-520-2796

Get a Quote

READY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
MALWAREBYTES FOR BUSINESS?

Explore Malwarebytes for Business >

See how our cross-platform solutions prevent, detect, and remediate threats for organizations of all sizes.

GET THE REPORT

What you'll learn


Understand how the most dangerous Android threat could upend entire businesses and how a devious cybercrime campaign on Windows involves in-depth reconnaissance to deliver the damaging malware to networks.

We also reveal what ransomware gangs are now experimenting with to break into companies—including their offers to “recruit” employees as insider threats.

We’re famous for catching the threats that others miss. Our 2023 State of Malware report will show how we beat the threats that everyone fears.

Download the 2023 State of Malware Report >

KEY FINDINGS

This report explores:

LockBit by the numbers

What's inside


For this year's State of Malware report we asked: What do resource constrained organizations need to know in 2023? 

The results may surprise you.  

Malware detections don’t matter nearly as much as malware damage—just one ransomware attack can close a business. So, when LockBit, the most active ransomware group in the world, is hitting three times as many victims as the next most active gang, your customers need to be prepared.  

Macro alternatives in 2022

2023 STATE OF MALWARE

The 5 cyberthreat archetypes to stop this year