Italy
Italy Infostealer Threat Report — February 2026
02/01/2026 – 02/28/2026
Threat summary
Key figures from the month's threat activity.
Overview
Most common malware family: VIDAR (33.1% of infections). Sector with the most employee account leaks: Technology. Leaked accounts fell by 27.9% compared with the previous month.
Ransomware victims in Italy6,685
infected devices · from 10 families
Report periodFeb 1, 2026 - Feb 28, 2026
Risk score
36-14vs previous month
- Infected devices
- 6,685
- Android devices
- 3,481
- Domains
- 41,527
- Employee accounts
- 4,396
- Customer accounts
- 288,866
- Families
- 10
Top 10 malware families
infections- 1VIDAR2,215
- 2PUREV41,419
- 3MACSYNC STEALER1,014
- 4STEALC462
- 5REDLINE461
- 6UNKNOWN301
- 7LUMMAC242
- 8REMUS216
- 9ARKEI71
- 10SHUB STEALER67
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Top 10 antivirus
infected devices- 1Windows Defender2,271
- 2Reason Cybersecurity14
Breakdown of leaks
Breakdown by sector, file type and critical system.
Employee accounts by sector
organizationsrecordsRansomware victimsemployee accounts- 1Technology23organizations71.5Krecords6Ransomware victims1,788employee accounts
- 2Telecommunications7organizations5.7Krecords–Ransomware victims125employee accounts
- 3Education25organizations8.8Krecords–Ransomware victims57employee accounts
- 4Government8organizations12.5Krecords1Ransomware victims38employee accounts
- 5Entertainment and lifestyle5organizations3.4Krecords–Ransomware victims14employee accounts
- 6Manufacturing and industry9organizations4.2Krecords6Ransomware victims11employee accounts
- 7Healthcare6organizations1.8Krecords–Ransomware victims11employee accounts
- 8Nonprofit4organizations2.6Krecords–Ransomware victims10employee accounts
- 9Media6organizations15.5Krecords–Ransomware victims8employee accounts
- 10Retail and e-commerce2organizations33.5Krecords2Ransomware victims6employee accounts
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Report contents
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