Overview AhnLab monitored APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) attacks targeting entities in Korea using its own infrastructure. This report summarizes the classification, statistics, and functional characteristics for each type of domestic APT attacks identified during the month of July 2026. Trends of APT Attacks in South Korea Most APT attacks detected in South Korea were distributed […]

Purpose and Scope The July 2026 Threat Trend Report on Ransomware summarizes major Korean & global ransomware issues based on statistics regarding the quantity of new ransomware samples, the number of compromised systems, and statistics on targeted businesses. Statistics on targeted businesses were compiled based on information published on DLS (Dedicated Leak Sites, also referred […]

Purpose and Scope The July 2026 Threat Trend Report on APT Groups summarizes the trend in which state-sponsored threat actors and financially motivated attackers are employing a combination of supply chain attacks, account takeovers, cloud breaches, and social engineering techniques. Key targets include Microsoft 365, webmail accounts, cloud infrastructure, GitHub and development environments, VPN and […]

The AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) recently identified a phishing email campaign that disguised itself as a request to review a quote. The threat actor impersonated a sales team member at a specific overseas company and, by claiming that a previous quote needed to be revised and product versions verified, tricked recipients into opening the […]

Content This report summarizes the distribution channels, number of Infostealers, number of detections, and target companies that were disguised as Infostealers collected during the month of July 2026. It was compiled based on results from AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC)’s automated data collection system, email honeypots, and automated C2 analysis, as well as diagnostic logs […]

The AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) recently identified attack cases in which attackers targeted web servers in Korea to install SoftEther VPN. Attack cases involving the installation of SoftEther VPN, an open-source VPN, were previously discussed in the 2024 ASEC blog post titled “Analysis of Attack Cases Targeting ERP Servers in Korea to Install SoftEther […]

Statistics on Malware Distributed to the Financial Sector In Attack Stage 1, phishing (a technique that tricks users into opening malicious links or attachments) had the highest rate at 1.7, Down from 2.3 The previous month. In Attack Stage 2, Dropper/Downloader (a type that downloads additional malware) was the most prevalent at 1.7, Up from […]