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Almost Half of Malware Samples Communicate Direct to IP

📅 August 4, 2026 📰 unit42.paloaltonetworks.com 🔍 0 CVE(s) referenced

Nearly half of all malware samples now bypass DNS entirely by communicating directly to hard-coded IP addresses, rendering DNS-based defenses ineffective and highlighting the urgent need for network-level zero trust enforcement.

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