WatchGuard Technologies’ Q4 2024 Internet Security Report highlights a 94% increase in network-based malware detections, a 6% increase in Gateway AntiVirus detections, a 74% increase in Advanced Persistent Threat Blocker detections, and a 315% surge in proactive machine learning detection. The report also notes a significant rise in crypto miner detection at 141%. The analysis shows that attackers are leveraging evasive malware techniques to evade traditional defenses and are likely to continue exploiting familiar vulnerabilities and flaws.

Valley Man Who Sold Spying Malware, Pleads To Conspiracy
A man from Van Nuys has confessed to conspiring to sell malware, known as Hive RAT, that allowed buyers to illegally access computers, stealing personal