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
XiebroC2 Identified in MS-SQL Server Attack Cases
AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) monitors attacks targeting poorly managed MS-SQL servers and recently confirmed a case involving the use of XiebroC2. XiebroC2 is a C2 framework with open-source code that supports various features such as information collection, remote control, and defense evasion, similar to CobaltStrike. [1] Figure 1. XiebroC2’s
