July 2025 APT Attack Trends Report (South Korea)
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July 2025 APT Attack Trends Report (South Korea)
Overview
Ahnlabs is monitoring APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) attacks in South Korea using its own infrastructure. This report covers the classification, statistics, and features of the APT attacks that were identified during the month of July 2025.
Figure 1. Statistics of APT attacks in South Korea in July 2025
The majority of APT attacks identified in South Korea have been found to be distributed through the Spear Phishing method. In particular, in July 2025, attacks using LNK files accounted for the largest portion among Spear Phishing attacks. There were also cases of the Watering Hole Attack method, which involves inserting code that exploits the vulnerabilities of specific products into a webpage.
Trend of APT Attacks in South Korea
The following are the cases and functions for each APT attack infiltration type discovered in July 2025.
1) Spear Phishing
Spear Phishing is a type of phishing attack that targets specific individuals …
Overview
Ahnlabs is monitoring APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) attacks in South Korea using its own infrastructure. This report covers the classification, statistics, and features of the APT attacks that were identified during the month of July 2025.
Figure 1. Statistics of APT attacks in South Korea in July 2025
The majority of APT attacks identified in South Korea have been found to be distributed through the Spear Phishing method. In particular, in July 2025, attacks using LNK files accounted for the largest portion among Spear Phishing attacks. There were also cases of the Watering Hole Attack method, which involves inserting code that exploits the vulnerabilities of specific products into a webpage.
Trend of APT Attacks in South Korea
The following are the cases and functions for each APT attack infiltration type discovered in July 2025.
1) Spear Phishing
Spear Phishing is a type of phishing attack that targets specific individuals …