Cloud App Adoption: Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint are among the top five most popular apps in the financial services sector, with Microsoft Teams being significantly more popular than it is in other industries. As in other sectors, Microsoft OneDrive still takes the top spot.
Cloud App Abuse: OneDrive, Github, and SharePoint are the top three most popular apps for malware downloads in the financial services sector. Users in financial services download malware from GitHub and Microsoft SharePoint more frequently than users in other industries.
Malware & Ransomware: Attackers primarily targeted users in the financial services sector with Trojans to trick them into downloading other malware payloads, using the open-source Sliver C2 framework to maintain access to infected machines and deliver additional malware payloads. Common malware families observed in the financial services sector include BanLoad, SLoad, and the Lockbit and Clop ransomware.