US EditionWatchGuard Threat Lab Reports 40% Jump in Evasive Malware over Encrypted Connections as Cybercriminals Embrace Stealthy Tactics
Encrypted channels now deliver 70% of malware, with a 15% rise in detections and a 40% quarterly increase in evasive threats, WatchGuard reports.
- WatchGuard Threat Lab researchers reported a 40% quarter-over-quarter increase in evasive, advanced malware in their Q2 2025 Internet Security Report.
- Using TLS as cover, attackers increasingly exploit Transport Layer Security to hide malicious payloads, with 70% of malware now delivered via encrypted connections, Q2 2025 data shows.
- Detection engines Gateway AntiVirus and IntelligentAV drove a 15% rise in Q2 2025 detections, with Gateway AntiVirus surging 85% and IntelligentAV gaining 10%.
- For MSPs, the shift means adapting quickly with powerful measures, as resource-constrained MSPs and lean IT teams must counter TLS-concealed threats using advanced detection and response technologies.
- The landscape also includes unusual developments such as a 47% drop in ransomware and two USB threats—PUMPBENCH and HIGHREPS—deploying the XMRig coin miner targeting crypto hardware wallet users.
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UPDATE -- WatchGuard Threat Lab Reports 40% Jump in Evasive Malware over Encrypted Connections ...
SEATTLE, Oct. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in unified cybersecurity for managed service providers (MSPs), today released the findings of its latest Internet Security Report, a quarterly analysis detailing the top malware, network, and endpoint…
The 40 percent increase in hard-to-detect, sophisticated malware is certainly one of the most concise results of Watchguard Technologies' latest Internet security report. In the quarterly analysis, the researchers of the Watchguard Threat Lab regularly and in detail list the most important malware trends as well as network and endpoint threats. In the recently published analysis for the second quarter of 2025, [...] The post 40 percent more Evas…
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