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Positive Technologies has released PT Sandbox 4.3. The main feature of the new release is bootkit detection. Bootkits are a stealthy type of malware that is gaining traction among cybercriminals.

Positive Technologies has analyzed the cyberthreats of Q2 2022: ransomware activity increased by 65% against the previous quarter, attacks on industry were up 53%, while the number of attacks on transport almost doubled. Cryptocurrencies and crypto investments also attracted more interest from cybercriminals.

Starting with PT ISIM 4.1, the mechanism for getting expertise from the cloud has been updated

Mitsubishi eliminated the vulnerabilities in a firmware update.

According to a new study by Positive Technologies, the number of attacks on retail more than doubled from 2018–2019 to 2020–2021. Most attacks were targeted at services and customers.

VK has launched a bug bounty program on The Standoff 365 Bug Bounty, a platform developed by Positive Technologies for uncovering vulnerabilities. A bug bounty program offers rewards to outside researchers for discovering and reporting security flaws before attackers can find and exploit them.

In April 2022, during routine treat monitoring, PT Expert Security Center detected an attack on a number of Russian energy and media companies through a malicious document.

Bootkits—malicious programs that run before the operating system starts up—are being increasingly used in targeted and mass attacks.

News outlets are experiencing an increase in attacks, with mass media now among the five most targeted sectors. Attacks on websites are also up, and data-wiping malware gains traction to pose a widespread threat.