Statistics

ASEC Weekly Malware Statistics (May 8th, 2023 – May 14th, 2023)

AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) uses the ASEC automatic analysis system RAPIT to categorize and respond to known malware. This post will list weekly statistics collected from May 8th, 2023 (Monday) to May 14th, 2023 (Sunday). For the main category, Infostealer ranked top with 49.8%, followed by downloader with 37.3%, backdoor with 11.0%, ransomware with 1.4%, and CoinMiner with 0.5%. Top 1 – Amadey This week, Amadey Bot ranked first place with 25.8%. Amadey is a downloader that can…

ASEC Weekly Phishing Email Threat Trends (April 30th, 2023 – May 6th, 2023)

AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) monitors phishing email threats with the ASEC automatic sample analysis system (RAPIT) and honeypot. This post will cover the cases of distribution of phishing emails during the week from April 30th, 2023 to May 6th, 2023 and provide statistical information on each type. Generally, phishing is cited as an attack that leaks users’ login account credentials by disguising as or impersonating an institute, company, or individual through social engineering methods. On a broader note,…

ASEC Weekly Malware Statistics (May 1st, 2023 – May 7th, 2023)

AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) uses the ASEC automatic analysis system RAPIT to categorize and respond to known malware. This post will list weekly statistics collected from May 1st, 2023 (Monday) to May 7th, 2023 (Sunday). For the main category, infostealer ranked top with 60.6%, followed by downloader with 27.3%, backdoor with 9.1%, and ransomware with 3.0%.   Top 1 – AgentTesla AgentTesla is an infostealer that ranked first place with 25.8%. It leaks user credentials saved in web…

ASEC Weekly Phishing Email Threat Trends (April 23rd, 2023 – April 29th, 2023)

AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) monitors phishing email threats with the ASEC automatic sample analysis system (RAPIT) and honeypot. This post will cover the cases of distribution of phishing emails during the week from April 23rd, 2023 to April 29th, 2023 and provide statistical information on each type. Generally, phishing is cited as an attack that leaks users’ login account credentials by disguising as or impersonating an institute, company, or individual through social engineering methods. On a broader note,…

ASEC Weekly Malware Statistics (April 24th, 2023 – April 30th, 2023)

AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) uses the ASEC automatic analysis system RAPIT to categorize and respond to known malware. This post will list weekly statistics collected from April 24th, 2023 (Monday) to April 30th, 2023 (Sunday). For the main category, Infostealer ranked top with 54.9%, followed by downloader with 33.3%, backdoor with 10.5%, and ransomware and banking malware with 0.6% each. Top 1 – AgentTesla AgentTesla is an infostealer that ranked first place with 35.2%. It leaks user credentials…