ASEC Weekly Phishing Email Threat Trends (May 28th, 2023 – June 3rd, 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 May 28th, 2023 to June 3rd, 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,…

Threat Trend Report on APT Groups – April 2023

In this report, we cover nation-led threat groups presumed to conduct cyber intelligence or destructive activities under the support of the governments of certain countries, referred to as “Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups” for the sake of convenience. Therefore, this report does not contain information on cyber criminal groups aiming to gain financial profits. We organized analyses related to APT groups disclosed by security companies and institutions during the previous month; however, the content of some APT groups may not…

Deep Web & Dark Web Threat Trend Report – April 2023

This trend report on the deep web and dark web of April 2023 is sectioned into Ransomware, Forums & Black Markets, and Threat Actor. We would like to state beforehand that some of the content has yet to be confirmed to be true. Ransomware ALPHV (BlackCat) Akira CipherLocker LockBit Money Message  Forum & Black Market Closing of Genesis Market  After the Closing of Breached Forums Threat Actor Bassterlord’s Retirement Hacktivist Group’s Activity ATIP_2023_Apr_Deep Web and Dark Web Threat Trend Report

Threat Trend Report on Ransomware – April 2023

This report provides statistics on new ransomware samples, attacked systems, and targeted businesses in April 2023, as well as notable ransomware issues in Korea and overseas. Other major issues and statistics for ransomware that are not mentioned in the report can be found by searching for the following keywords or via the Statistics menu at AhnLab Threat Intelligence Platform (ATIP). Ransomware Statistics by Type The number of ransomware samples and targeted systems are based on the detection names designated by…

CVE Trend Report – April 2023 Vulnerability Statistics and Major Issues

Following the recent abuse of vulnerabilities in various malware distributions and attacks, it is becoming more crucial to detect said information early on. Zero-day and other various vulnerabilities are typically spread faster through social networks. AhnLab provides the trend of current vulnerabilities through the ATIP service based on the information collected by the in-house infrastructure. Additionally, ATIP offers information on said vulnerabilities’ characteristics and countermeasures through related News Clippings, ASEC Notes, analysis reports, security advisories, and more. This report introduces…