report-crowdstrike-2023-threat-hunting-report.pdf (1 MB)

Though some adversaries focus on stealing cryptocurrency or non-fungible tokens (NFTs), opportunistic big game hunting (BGH) ransomware and data theft campaigns remain the primary eCrime threat to financial institutions. Whether the adversary is leveraging native applications or cross-platform development tools, the need to be flexible and adapt to any target environment is paramount to continued operational success. This year, Falcon OverWatch uncovered activity in the financial industry spanning all adversary motivation types and targeting all three major operating systems as well as cloud North Korean adversaries are the most aggressive state-sponsored adversaries to target the financial sector. eCrime threat actors also routinely target the financial sector.