Statistical Report on Malware Targeting MS-SQL Servers in Q4 2024

AhnLab ASEC's Q4 2024 analysis of ASD logs documents widespread, ongoing attacks targeting vulnerable MS-SQL servers, reporting numbers of compromised systems and attack attempts and categorizing installed malware into families (coinminers, backdoors, Trojans, ransomware, and hack tools); the report attributes successful compromises to unpatched systems, misconfigurations, and weak credentials and provides statistical breakdowns of strains and infection patterns.