Nearly half (48%) of all malicious files detected in the past 12 months were some kind of document, an email analysis by researchers at Barracuda Networks has revealed. More than 300,000 unique malicious documents were identified in the study, which researchers said indicates an alarming rise in the use of document-based malware.
This trend appears to be gaining momentum, with 59% of all malicious files detected in the first quarter of 2019 being documents, compared with 41% in the same period a year ago.
Source: ComputerWeekly