Did COVID Cancel Christmas for Cybercriminals?

ThreatLabZ reports on early-2021 activity for major cybercrime malware families (Emotet, Trickbot, Dridex, Qakbot, ZLoader), describing campaign timelines, observed delivery methods (reply-chain spam, malicious Office/ZIP attachments, DLL loaders, exploit kits), a recent Emotet law-enforcement takedown with risk of resurrection, and continued distribution chains that enable ransomware and credential theft targeting US/EU financial institutions.