XLoader Info-stealer Distributed Using MS Equation Editor Vulnerability (CVE-2017-11882)

XLoader Info-stealer Distributed Using MS Equation Editor Vulnerability (CVE-2017-11882)

AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) publishes the information of phishing emails to AhnLab TIP monthly under the title “Trends Report on Phishing Emails.” There are various keywords/topics disguised as phishing, and this blog will cover cases where emails disguised as emails for checking purchases and order confirmations are used to

March 2025 Infostealer Trend Report

March 2025 Infostealer Trend Report

This report provides statistics, trends, and case information on the distribution quantity, distribution methods, and disguise techniques of Infostealer collected and analyzed during March 2025. Below is a summary of the report.   1. Data Sources and Collection Methods   To proactively repond to Infostealer, AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC)

March 2025 Security Issues in Korean & Global Financial Sector

March 2025 Security Issues in Korean & Global Financial Sector

This report comprehensively covers actual cyber threats and security issues that have occurred in the financial industry in South Korea and abroad. This includes an analysis of malware and phishing cases targeting the financial industry, a list of the top 10 malware strains that target the industry, and statistics on

BeaverTail and Tropidoor Malware Distributed via Recruitment Emails

BeaverTail and Tropidoor Malware Distributed via Recruitment Emails

On November 29, 2024, a case was disclosed in which threat actors impersonated a recruitment email from a developer community called Dev.to to distribute malware. [1] In this case, the attacker provided a BitBucket link containing a project, and the victim discovered malicious code within the project and disclosed it

February 2025 Security Issues in Korean & Global Financial Sector

February 2025 Security Issues in Korean & Global Financial Sector

This report comprehensively covers actual cyber threats and security issues that have occurred in the financial industry in South Korea and abroad. This includes an analysis of malware and phishing cases targeting the financial industry, a list of the top 10 malware strains that target the industry, and statistics on

February 2025 Infostealer Trend Report

February 2025 Infostealer Trend Report

This report provides statistics, trends, and case information on the distribution quantity, distribution methods, and disguise techniques of Infostealer collected and analyzed during February 2025. Below is a summary of the report.   1. Data Sources and Collection Methods   To proactively repond to Infostealer, AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC)

ACRStealer Infostealer Exploiting Google Docs as C2

ACRStealer Infostealer Exploiting Google Docs as C2

AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) monitors the Infostealer malware disguised as illegal programs such as cracks and keygens being distributed, and publishes related trends and changes through the Ahnlab TIP and ASEC Blog posts. While the majority of the malware distributed in this manner has been the LummaC2 Infostealer, the

Rhadamanthys Infostealer Being Distributed Through MSC Extension

Rhadamanthys Infostealer Being Distributed Through MSC Extension

AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has confirmed that Rhadamanthys Infostealer is being distributed as a file with the MSC extension. The MSC extension is an XML-based format that is executed by the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), and it can register and execute various tasks such as script code and command

January 2025 Security Issues in Korean & Global Financial Sector

January 2025 Security Issues in Korean & Global Financial Sector

This report comprehensively covers actual cyber threats and security issues that have occurred in the financial industry in South Korea and abroad. This includes the analysis of malware and phishing cases distributed to the financial sector, the Top 10 malware targeting the financial sector, and statistics on the industries of

January 2025 Infostealer Trend Report

January 2025 Infostealer Trend Report

This report provides statistics, trends, and case information on the distribution quantity, distribution methods, and disguise techniques of Infostealer collected and analyzed during January 2025. Below is a summary of the report’s content.   1. Data Sources and Collection Methods   To proactively respond to Infostealer, AhnLab Security Emergency response