Statistics on Malware Distributed to the Financial Sector In Attack Stage 1, phishing (a technique that tricks users into opening malicious links or attachments) had the highest rate at 1.7, Down from 2.3 The previous month. In Attack Stage 2, Dropper/Downloader (a type that downloads additional malware) was the most prevalent at 1.7, Up from […]

Purpose and Scope This report summarizes the quantity of new ransomware samples collected during the month of May 2026, the number of affected systems, statistics on targeted businesses, and major Korean & Global ransomware issues. Statistics on samples and affected systems are based on AhnLab’s detection names, while statistics on targeted businesses are aggregated based […]

Statistics on Malware Distributed to the Financial Sector In Attack Stage 1 targeting the financial sector in May 2026, phishing had the highest score at 2.3. This is the highest figure since December 2025, indicating that Initial Breach attempts are increasingly centered on phishing. In Attack Stage 2, Dropper/Downloader had the highest rate at 1.4, […]

Statistics on Malware Distributed to the Financial Sector attack Stage 1 Phishing, Attack Stage 2 Backdoor-Downloader-Dropper, and Attack Stage 3 Infostealer-Ransomware were identified as the top malware in the financial sector. The actual distribution files were identified based on MD5 Hash, and it was explained that there may be many variants of the same family. […]