OTX Threat: August 2026 Threat Trend Report on APT Attacks (South Korea)

During August 2026, multiple APT campaigns targeted South Korean entities primarily through spear phishing attacks utilizing LNK files. Six distinct attack types were identified, employing various techniques including PowerShell scripts, AutoIt programs, and DLL side-loading. Type A used HEX data extraction with PubNub command and control, while Type B leveraged curl.exe to download HTA files from