Online Scams: Blackmail, Deceptions, and Victims
Sextortion scam is defined as the crime of blackmailing victims using their sensitive information to inflict great psychological distress and extort them. Victims not only suffer from immediate financial losses but also immense shock and terror, some to the point of having their daily lives severely impacted. Contents Simple Lies
Online Scams: Fraud Through My Phone
The digital device that we use the most in our daily lives is mobile phone. It is used in a wide range of daily activities such as communication, searching, shopping, making payment, verifying identity, and investing. Some people do not own PCs, but almost everyone these days have mobile phones.
Online Scams: What Are Online Scams?
Have you or anyone near you became a victim of online scamming? This article will introduce you to online scams, how the waves of scammers target their victims and in which ways, and what damage they inflict. This article’s contents are based on AhnLab’s in-house data as well as externally
Analysis of Phishing Case Impersonating a Famous Korean Portal Login Page
AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has recently analyzed a phishing case where a phishing page was disguised as a login page of a famous Korean portal website. ASEC has then collected some information on the threat actor. The fake login page, which is believed to have been distributed in the
Similar AhnLab Response Cases Regarding Korea-US Joint Cyber Security Advice
On June 2nd, the Korean NIS (National Intelligence Service), NPA (National Police Agency), and MOFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) released a joint security advisory regarding the spear phishing attacks of North Korea’s Kimsuky group with the US FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), DoS (Department of State), and NSA (National Security
ASEC Weekly Phishing Email Threat Trends (May 14th, 2023 – May 20th, 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 14th, 2023 to May 20th, 2023 and provide statistical information on each type. Generally,
ASEC Weekly Phishing Email Threat Trends (March 26th, 2023 – April 1st, 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 March 26th, 2023 to April 1st, 2023 and provide statistical information on each type. Generally,
ASEC Weekly Phishing Email Threat Trends (March 19th, 2023 – March 25th, 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 March 19th, 2023 to March 25th, 2023 and provide statistical information on each type. Generally,
ASEC Weekly Phishing Email Threat Trends (March 12th, 2023 – March 18th, 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 March 12th, 2023 to March 18th, 2023 and provide statistical information on each type. Generally,
Kimsuky Group Distributes Malware Disguised as Profile Template (GitHub)
AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) has confirmed the distribution of a malicious Word file disguised as a profile template from emails impersonating a certain professor. ‘[Attachment] Profile Template.doc’ is the filename of the password-protected Word file that was discovered, with the password itself being included in the body of

