Research into how rootkits are used by cybercriminals has revealed that close to half of campaigns are focused on compromising government systems.
On Wednesday, Positive Technologies released a report on the evolution and application of rootkits in cyberattacks, noting that 77% of rootkits are utilized for cyberespionage.
Rootkits are used to obtain privileges in an infected system, either at the kernel level or based on user modes, the latter of which is used by many software applications. Some rootkits may also combine both capabilities.
