July 22, 2015
A new report out by Sophos shows that in a post-Blackhole exploit kit world, Angler is gaining ground as a favorite attack tool among cybercriminals.
“Since the demise of the Blackhole exploit kit in October 2013, when its alleged operators were arrested, other exploit kits have certainly flourished and shared the marketplace, but Angler has begun to dominate,” Fraser Howard, principal virus researcher for SophosLabs, said in the report, which took a deep dive into the growth of the kit and the intricacies of its mechanisms.