Statistics Report on Malware Targeting Windows Database Servers in Q4 2025
AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) utilizes the AhnLab Smart Defense (ASD) infrastructure to respond to and categorize attacks targeting MS-SQL and MySQL servers installed on Windows operating systems. This post covers the damage status of MS-SQL and MySQL servers that have become attack targets and statistics on attacks against these
Statistics Report on Malware Targeting Windows Database Servers in Q3 2025
AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) utilizes the AhnLab Smart Defense (ASD) to categorize and respond to attacks targeting Windows-based MS-SQL and MySQL servers. This report will cover the current state of damage to MS-SQL and MySQL servers that became attack targets based on the logs discovered in the third quarter
XiebroC2 Identified in MS-SQL Server Attack Cases
AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) monitors attacks targeting poorly managed MS-SQL servers and recently confirmed a case involving the use of XiebroC2. XiebroC2 is a C2 framework with open-source code that supports various features such as information collection, remote control, and defense evasion, similar to CobaltStrike. [1] Figure 1. XiebroC2’s
