Italy
Italy Infostealer Threat Report — May 2026
05/01/2026 – 05/31/2026
Threat summary
Key figures from the month's threat activity.
Overview
Most common malware family: PUREV4 (41.3% of infections). Sector with the most employee account leaks: Technology. Leaked accounts fell by 12.6% compared with the previous month.
Ransomware victims in Italy3,213
infected devices · from 10 families
Report periodMay 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Risk score
44-5vs previous month
- Infected devices
- 3,213
- Android devices
- 1,641
- Domains
- 40,019
- Employee accounts
- 3,834
- Customer accounts
- 263,660
- Families
- 10
Top 10 malware families
infections- 1PUREV41,328
- 2REMUS457
- 3LUMMAC366
- 4VIDAR310
- 5REDLINE233
- 6SHUB STEALER146
- 7STEALC52
- 8POSEIDON48
- 9ARKEI37
- 10SHAPESHIFTER32
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Top 10 antivirus
infected devices- 1Windows Defender488
- 2Reason Cybersecurity14
- 3Kaspersky6
- 4Norton Security Ultra4
Breakdown of leaks
Breakdown by sector, file type and critical system.
Employee accounts by sector
organizationsrecordsRansomware victimsemployee accounts- 1Technology26organizations64.4Krecords1Ransomware victims1,376employee accounts
- 2Telecommunications7organizations5.2Krecords–Ransomware victims159employee accounts
- 3Education23organizations8.1Krecords–Ransomware victims70employee accounts
- 4Government18organizations11.4Krecords–Ransomware victims57employee accounts
- 5Entertainment and lifestyle5organizations3.6Krecords–Ransomware victims25employee accounts
- 6Nonprofit3organizations3.1Krecords–Ransomware victims11employee accounts
- 7Healthcare6organizations1.4Krecords–Ransomware victims11employee accounts
- 8Gaming and betting4organizations11.8Krecords–Ransomware victims9employee accounts
- 9Logistics and transport3organizations3.0Krecords–Ransomware victims7employee accounts
- 10Manufacturing and industry2organizations3.4Krecords5Ransomware victims5employee accounts
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