Statistics Report on Malware Targeting Windows Database Servers in Q1 2026
Description. analysis of ASEC’s ASD logs for Q1 2026 showed a consistent trend of attacks against MS-SQL and MySQL. the number of attacks tended to decrease temporarily in February before increasing again in March. Purpose and Scope. this report summarizes the statistics of attacks targeting MS-SQL and MySQL servers installed
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
Statistics Report on Malware Targeting Windows Database Servers in Q2 2025
Overview The AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) analysis team uses the AhnLab Smart Defense (ASD) infrastructure 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
Statistical Report on Malware Targeting MS-SQL Servers in 1Q 2025
Overview The AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) analysis team uses the AhnLab Smart Defense (ASD) infrastructure to categorize and respond to attacks on vulnerable MS-SQL servers. This report will cover the current state of damage to MS-SQL servers that became attack targets based on the logs discovered in 1Q 2025,
Statistical Report on Malware Targeting MS-SQL Servers in Q4 2024
Overview The AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) analysis team uses the AhnLab Smart Defense (ASD) infrastructure to categorize and respond to attacks on vulnerable MS-SQL servers. This report will cover the current state of damage to MS-SQL servers that became attack targets based on the logs discovered in Q4 2024,
Analysis of MS-SQL Server Proxyjacking Cases
AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) has recently discovered cases of proxyjacking targeting poorly managed MS-SQL servers. Publicly accessible MS-SQL servers with simple passwords are one of the main attack vectors used when targeting Windows systems. Typically, threat actors target poorly managed MS-SQL servers and attempt to gain access through
CoinMiner Being Distributed to Unsecured MS-SQL Servers
The ASEC analysis team is constantly monitoring malware distributed to unsecured MS-SQL servers. The previous blogs explained the distribution cases of Cobalt Strike and Remcos RAT, but the majority of the discovered attacks are CoinMiners. – [ASEC Blog] Remcos RAT Being Distributed to Vulnerable MS-SQL Servers– [ASEC Blog] Cobalt Strike Being Distributed

