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SSL/TLS-based malware attacks

ID: f1f03943-d6f8-5800-bb1f-3a67e54c804c

STIX ID: report--f1f03943-d6f8-5800-bb1f-3a67e54c804c

Feed Name: Zscaler Security Research Blog

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2025-04-02

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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Zscaler's brief describes a rising trend of threat actors using SSL/TLS (HTTPS) to hide malicious activity—including exploit kits, malware/adware, phishing pages, and C2 callbacks—reporting large volumes (hundreds of thousands of encrypted incidents blocked daily) and highlighting that encrypted traffic enables evasion of many perimeter defenses while complicating detection and mitigation.

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