January 2025 Threat Trend Report on APT Attacks (South Korea)
Overview AhnLab is monitoring Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attacks in South Korea using its own infrastructure. This report covers the classification and statistics of APT attacks in South Korea that have been identified over the course of a month in January 2025, as well as the features of each attack
December 2024 Threat Trend Report on APT Attacks (South Korea)
Overview AhnLab has been using AhnLab Smart Defense (ASD) to monitor advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks against targets in South Korea. This report will cover the types and statistics of APT attacks in South Korea during December 2024 as well as features for each type. Figure 1. December 2024 statistics
November 2024 Threat Trend Report on APT Attacks (South Korea)
Overview AhnLab has been using AhnLab Smart Defense (ASD) to monitor advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks against targets in Korea. This report will cover the types and statistics of APT attacks in Korea during November 2024 as well as features of each type. Figure 1. November 2024 statistics on
October 2024 Threat Trend Report on APT Attacks (South Korea)
Overview AhnLab has been using AhnLab Smart Defense (ASD) to monitor advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks against targets in Korea. This report will cover the types and statistics of APT attacks in Korea during October 2024 as well as features of each type. Figure 1. October 2024
Threat Trend Report on APT Attacks (South Korea) – September 2024 Major Issues on APT Attacks in South Korea
This report covers classification and statistics on APT domestic attacks confirmed during the month of September 2024 and introduces the functions of each type. Below is a summary of some of the information. [Table of Contents] Overview Trends of APT Attacks in Korea Spear Phishing Attacks Using LNK Files Attacks Using
Threat Trend Report on APT Attacks – August 2024 Major Issues on APT Attacks in South Korea
This report covers classification and statistics on APT domestic attacks confirmed during the month of August 2024 and introduces the functions of each type. Below is a summary of some of the information. [Table of Contents] Overview Trends of APT Attacks in Korea Spear Phishing Attacks Using LNK Files Attacks Using
Threat Trend Report on APT Attacks – July 2024 Major Issues on APT Attacks in South Korea
This report covers classification and statistics on APT domestic attacks confirmed during the month of July 2024 and introduces the functions of each type. Below is a summary of some of the information. [Table of Contents] Overview Trends of APT Attacks in Korea Spear Phishing Attacks Using LNK Files Attacks Using
CHM Malware Stealing User Information Being Distributed in Korea
AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has recently discovered circumstances of a CHM malware strain that steals user information being distributed to Korean users. The distributed CHM is a type that has been constantly distributed in various formats such as LNK, DOC, and OneNote from the past. A slight change to
RedEyes (ScarCruft)’s CHM Malware Using the Topic of Fukushima Wastewater Release
The AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) analysis team has recently discovered that the CHM malware, which is assumed to have been created by the RedEyes threat group, is being distributed again. The CHM malware in distribution operates in a similar way to the “CHM Malware Disguised as Security Email
Distribution of Backdoor via Malicious LNK: RedEyes (ScarCruft)
AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) has confirmed that malware [1], which was previously distributed in CHM format, is now being distributed in LNK format. This malware executes additional scripts located at a specific URL through the mshta process. It then receives commands from the threat actor’s server to carry

