In a new report, Positive Technologies analyzes this past decade’s most infamous families of rootkits – programs that hide the presence of malicious software or traces of intrusion in victim systems. The study finds that the majority of rootkits are used by APT groups or financially motivated criminals whose payouts exceed the costs, the most commonly targeted are government and research institutes, and 77% of rootkits are used by cybercriminals for espionage purposes. Rootkits are … Continue reading 77% of rootkits are used for espionage purposes