Expel Quarterly Threat Report Q3 2024, volume III: Malware trends

This quarterly intelligence brief summarizes Q3 2024 malware trends observed by the SOC, emphasizing a growing prevalence of infostealer malware—notably the Lumma family—delivered via Traffic Distribution Systems and social-engineering lures like fake CAPTCHAs; it notes cross-platform impact (including macOS), domain-rotation and cheap TLD use by operators, and provides practical mitigations such as credential playbooks, password managers, and network filtering.