EMEA Bi-Monthly Threat Reports: United Kingdom, Germany & France
Summary: Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 reported almost 120,000 total malicious sessions across the United Kingdom, Germany and France in February, with the UK receiving just over 70%, France just over 20% and Germany just under 10%. Germany saw the highest raw sample count at 3,970 unique samples from a total near 8,500, with almost 50% of aggregate samples attributed to the 13-year-old MyDoom worm.
What you should know: A worm roughly 13 years old still accounted for almost half the samples and just over one third of session volume in Germany, and the UK's Higher Education sector was hit by spear phishing from Nigeria targeting senior lecturers and professors with subject lines like "RE:Bank payment receipt".
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