Trends Report on Phishing Emails in February 2025

Trends Report on Phishing Emails in February 2025

1. Statistics on Attachment Threats in February 2025 In February 2025, the most prevalent threat type among phishing email attachments was Phishing (78%). This is the type where threat actors use HTML and other scripts to mimic login pages, advertising page layouts, logos, and fonts to create deceptive pages that

Phishing Email Attacks by the Larva-24005 Group Targeting Japan

Phishing Email Attacks by the Larva-24005 Group Targeting Japan

AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has identified the behavior of Larva-24005 breaching servers in Korea and then establishing a web server, database, and PHP environment for sending phishing emails.   Larva-24005 is using the attack base to target not only South Korea but also Japan. The main targets are those

Trends Report on Phishing Emails in January 2025

Trends Report on Phishing Emails in January 2025

Statistics on Attachment Threat Types   Statistics on Attachment Threats in January 2025 In January 2025, the most prevalent threat type among phishing email attachments was Phishing (48%). This is the type where threat actors use HTML and other scripts to mimic login pages, advertising page layouts, logos, and fonts

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

Warning Against ModiLoader (DBatLoader) Spreading via MS Windows CAB Header Batch File (*.cmd)

Warning Against ModiLoader (DBatLoader) Spreading via MS Windows CAB Header Batch File (*.cmd)

In December 2024, AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) identified the distribution of malware using MS Windows CAB header batch file (*.cmd) with AhnLab’s email honeypot.   The malware known as ModiLoader (DBatLoader) was being distributed through purchase orders (PO).  The difference from the past cases is that while the current

Statistical Report on Phishing Emails in Q4 2024

Statistical Report on Phishing Emails in Q4 2024

Overview AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) uses the AhnLab Smart Defense (ASD) infrastructure to respond to and classify attacks on poorly managed Windows web servers. This report covers the current state of damage to Windows web servers which had become the target of attacks based on the logs identified in

Security Issues in the Financial Sector in December 2024

Security Issues in the Financial Sector in December 2024

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

Increase in Distribution of AutoIt Compile Malware via Phishing Emails

Increase in Distribution of AutoIt Compile Malware via Phishing Emails

Overview AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) releases weekly information about malware distributed via phishing emails under the title “Weekly Phishing Email Distribution Cases” on the ASEC Blog.   While .NET-based malware was previously the most common type in EXE file distributions, there has been a recent surge in malware created

November 2024: Security Issues in the Financial Industry

November 2024: Security Issues in the Financial Industry

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

Trend Report on Phishing Malware Impersonating the National Tax Service (NTS)

Trend Report on Phishing Malware Impersonating the National Tax Service (NTS)

There is a noticeable increase in phishing emails impersonating the National Tax Service (NTS) whenever it is time to file value-added tax (VAT) and other taxes. AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has been alerting users to this threat by distributing relevant content.   Phishing cases impersonating the National Tax Service