Statistics on Malware Distributed to the Financial Sector In Attack Stage 1, phishing (attacks that trick users into revealing information) had the highest rate at 2.1, Up from 1.8 The previous month. In Attack Stage 2, “Dropper/Downloader” (a type that downloads additional malware) was the most common at 1.1, Though this was a decrease from […]

1. Overview First identified in 2018, Vidar operates under a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model and continues to be distributed through various attack cases to this day. AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has been monitoring cases of Vidar distribution targeting Korea, and this report summarizes the Vidar distribution cases identified in the first half of 2026.    […]