Attack campaigns distributing Emotet have become a regular occurrence, with each new onslaught continuing to claim more victims. We've written about Emotet multiple times here on the Barkly blog 1, 2, 3, and have been closely tracking its evolution from a standalone banking trojan to a prolific downloader for other malware. During this time, Emotet has gained notoriety for being a relentless menace, with the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) recently describing it as "among the most costly and destructive malware" affecting organizations today.
Article Link: https://blog.barkly.com/emotet-macro-obfuscation-malicious-word-docs-sept-2018