US Tops Global Malware C2 Distribution

From darkreading.com

The United States hosts 35% of the world’s command-and-control infrastructure, driving the frequency of host compromises.

Nearly 30% of network indicators of compromise (IoCs) from phishing-borne malware in 2018 leveraged command-and-control (C2) infrastructure located in, or proxied through, the United States, which is the leader in global malware C2 distribution, Cofense reports.

The US hosts 35% of global C2 infrastructure, followed by Russia (11%), the Netherlands (5%), Germany (5%), and Canada (3%). C2 infrastructure is “enormously biased” toward compromised hosts, which signifies high frequency of host compromises in the US.

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