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,
Method that Tricks Users to Perceive Attachment of PDF File as Safe File
The ASEC analysis team has discovered the distribution of info-stealer malware using Attachment feature of PDF files. This attack method was discovered previously, but as the malware of this type has resurfaced and is being actively distributed, the team would like to share the information. Note that the attacker used
Distribution of Malicious Excel Files Targeting Companies Amid Black Friday Season
Malicious Excel files are being distributed to companies amid the Black Friday season. The email confirmed today (Nov 25th) is an email reported by the attacked company in Korea. Attached to the email is an Excel file that contains an Excel 4.0 Macro (XLM) macro sheet in the form of
Snake Keylogger Being Distributed via Spam E-mails
Recently, there has been an exponential increase in the distribution of Snake Keylogger via spam e-mails. Snake Keylogger is an info-leaking malware that is developed with .NET, and as seen from the weekly statistics below, it consecutively made its way into the Top 5 malware as of recent. Latest ASEC
