Threat Awareness – Breaking Down the Emotet Infection Chain as Attacks Continue to Rise

Emotet malware continues to be one of the most prevalent and destructive types of malware targeting organizations today. Thus, understanding Emotet’s infection chain can help network defenders and users protect against this threat. Emotet propagates via email phishing campaigns, using infected devices to send malicious emails to victims. While Emotet typically employs email hijacking, it is also known to leverage other social engineering tactics with the goal of tricking victims into opening a malicious file or link. After being installed, Emotet threat actors can use the infected device to further propagate Emotet or load other third-party malware such as ransomware. Since Emotet spreads primarily via email, one of the best prevention methods is to refrain from opening suspicious emails. Read more at BitSight.