Attack Targeting MS‑SQL Servers to Deploy the ICE Cloud Scanner (Larva-26002)

Attack Targeting MS‑SQL Servers to Deploy the ICE Cloud Scanner (Larva-26002)

AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has confirmed that the Larva-26002 threat actor continues to target improperly managed MS-SQL servers in 2026. The Larva-26002 threat actor has distributed Trigona and Mimic ransomware in the past, and has since seized control of infected systems and installed scanners. The latest confirmed attack utilizes

Gh0stCringe RAT Being Distributed to Vulnerable Database Servers

Gh0stCringe RAT Being Distributed to Vulnerable Database Servers

The ASEC analysis team is constantly monitoring malware distributed to vulnerable database servers (MS-SQL, MySQL servers). This blog will explain the RAT malware named Gh0stCringe[1]. Gh0stCringe, also known as CirenegRAT, is one of the malware variants based on the code of Gh0st RAT. It was first discovered in December 2018,