Content The AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) observed and classified attacks targeting MS-SQL servers and MySQL servers installed on Windows operating systems via the ASD infrastructure. This report summarizes the damage status, attack status, and the types of malware used in the attacks, based on logs identified in the third quarter of 2026. Purpose and […]

Content The AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) analyzed the attack status of Windows web servers in the third quarter of 2026 based on AhnLab Smart Defense (ASD) logs. The targets were Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers and Apache Tomcat web servers running in Windows environments, with attacks primarily exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and inadequate […]

Note The September 2026 Dark Web Threat Actor Trend Report focuses on threat actors active on the deep web and dark web, as well as publicly reported cyberattack incidents. It is noted that the factual accuracy of some content cannot be independently verified. Major Issues Some hacktivist groups claimed responsibility for DDoS attacks targeting the […]

Content In the second quarter of 2026, the AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) collected and analyzed attack logs targeting poorly managed Linux SSH servers through honeypots. The scope of the analysis covers attack sources that progressed to executing actual malware installation commands, as well as statistics on the malware used in those attacks. Purpose and […]

Contents The AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) analyzed attack logs from the second quarter of 2026 targeting MS-SQL server and MySQL server installations on Windows. This report summarizes the damage status, attack status, and the classification of the malware and tools used in the attacks. Purpose and Scope The targets are MS-SQL servers and MySQL […]

Content In the second quarter of 2026, the AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) compiled an analysis of the current attack status for poorly managed Windows web servers and classified the malware used in these attacks. The targets were Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers and Apache Tomcat web servers running in Windows environments. Purpose and […]