August 2025 Infostealer Trend Report
This report provides statistics, trends, and case information on Infostealer, including distribution volume, distribution methods, and disguises based on the data collected and analyzed in August 2025. The following is a summary of the original report. 1) Data Source and Collection Methods AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) operates
August 2025 Security Issues in Korean & Global Financial Sector
This report comprehensively covers actual cyber threats and security issues related to financial companies in South Korea and abroad. This article includes an analysis of malware and phishing cases distributed to the financial sector, the top 10 malware strains targeting the financial sector, and the industry statistics of leaked Korean
Distribution of SmartLoader Malware via Github Repository Disguised as a Legitimate Project
AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has recently discovered the massive distribution of SmartLoader malware through GitHub repositories. These repositories are carefully crafted to appear as legitimate projects and are attracting user interest by focusing on topics such as game cheats, software cracks, and automation tools. Each repository contains a README
July 2025 Security Issues in Korean & Global Financial Sector
This report comprehensively covers actual cyber threats and security issues that have taken place targeting financial companies in Korea and abroad. This report includes an analysis of malware and phishing cases distributed to the financial industry, the top 10 malware strains targeting the financial sector, and statistics on the industries
New Variant of ACRStealer Actively Distributed with Modifications
ACRStealer is an Infostealer that has been distributed since last year. It began to be actively distributed from early this year. AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has previously covered ACRStealer, which utilizes Google Docs and Steam as a C2 via a Dead Drop Resolver (DDR) technique. [AhnLab SEcurity intelligence
June 2025 Infostealer Trend Report
This report provides statistics, trends, and case information on Infostealer malware including the distribution volume, distribution methods, and disguises based on the data collected and analyzed in June 2025. The following is a summary of the report. 1) Data Sources and Collection Methods AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC)
June 2025 Security Issues in Korean & Global Financial Sector
This report comprehensively covers actual cyber threats and security issues related to financial companies in South Korea and abroad. This article includes an analysis of malware and phishing cases distributed to the financial sector, the top 10 malware strains targeting the financial sector, and the industry statistics of leaked Korean
XwormRAT Being Distributed Using Steganography
AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) collects information on malware distributed through phishing emails by using its own “email honeypot system.” Based on this information, ASEC publishes the “Phishing Email Trend Report” and “Infostealer Trend Report” on the ASEC Blog every month. Recently, XwormRAT has been confirmed to be distributed using
Infostealer Disguised as Copyright Infringement Document Distributed in Korea
AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has confirmed that Infostealer malware disguised as a document containing legal responsibilities and copyright infringement facts is continuously being distributed in Korea. It is mainly distributed through links in email attachments, and the email instructs the recipients to download the evidence related to the copyright
May 2025 Infostealer Trend Report
This report provides statistics, trends, and case information on the distribution of Infostealer malware, including the distribution volume, methods, and disguises, based on the data collected and analyzed in May 2025. The following is a summary of the report. 1) Data Source and Collection Method AhnLab SEcurity intelligence
