Pakistan
Pakistan 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: VIDAR (38.8% of infections). Sector with the most employee account leaks: Education. Leaked accounts rose by 12.1% compared with the previous month.
Ransomware victims in Pakistan5,726
infected devices · from 10 families
Report periodMay 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Risk score
56+25vs previous month
- Infected devices
- 5,726
- Android devices
- 2,998
- Domains
- 46,201
- Employee accounts
- 3,224
- Customer accounts
- 298,785
- Families
- 10
Top 10 malware families
infections- 1VIDAR2,224
- 2PUREV41,177
- 3ARKEI590
- 4LUMMAC519
- 5REMUS515
- 6REDLINE334
- 7STEALC161
- 8GHOSTBUSTERS STEALER4
- 9SHAPESHIFTER4
- 10ELYSIUM STEALER3
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Top 10 antivirus
infected devices- 1Windows Defender701
- 2Reason Cybersecurity28
- 3Malwarebytes4
Breakdown of leaks
Breakdown by sector, file type and critical system.
Employee accounts by sector
organizationsrecordsRansomware victimsemployee accounts- 1Education72organizations20.7Krecords1Ransomware victims1,922employee accounts
- 2Technology27organizations94.7Krecords–Ransomware victims514employee accounts
- 3Government7organizations19.3Krecords–Ransomware victims53employee accounts
- 4Entertainment and lifestyle3organizations2.0Krecords–Ransomware victims24employee accounts
- 5Healthcare8organizations1.4Krecords–Ransomware victims19employee accounts
- 6Retail and e-commerce9organizations13.1Krecords–Ransomware victims17employee accounts
- 7Telecommunications5organizations1.0Krecords–Ransomware victims11employee accounts
- 8Professional services2organizations2.0Krecords–Ransomware victims9employee accounts
- 9Nonprofit3organizations3.8Krecords–Ransomware victims7employee accounts
- 10Media4organizations13.5Krecords–Ransomware victims5employee accounts
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