Philippines
Philippines Infostealer Threat Report — August 2026
08/01/2026 – 08/31/2026
Threat summary
Key figures from the month's threat activity.
Overview
Most common malware family: VIDAR (59.4% of infections). Sector with the most employee account leaks: Government. Leaked accounts fell by 24.2% compared with the previous month.
Ransomware victims in Philippines9,723
infected devices · from 10 families
Report periodAug 1, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026
Risk score
38-4vs previous month
- Infected devices
- 9,723
- Android devices
- 5,090
- Domains
- 41,987
- Employee accounts
- 1,307
- Customer accounts
- 302,597
- Families
- 10
Top 10 malware families
infections- 1VIDAR5,779
- 2REMUS831
- 3PUREV4583
- 4REDLINE515
- 5STEALC362
- 6LUMMAC274
- 7ACREED203
- 8SHAPESHIFTER90
- 9META14
- 10ELYSIUM STEALER2
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Top 10 antivirus
infected devices- 1Windows Defender869
- 2Reason Cybersecurity9
- 3Avast4
- 4Malwarebytes3
- 5Norton Security Ultra3
Breakdown of leaks
Breakdown by sector, file type and critical system.
Employee accounts by sector
organizationsrecordsRansomware victimsemployee accounts- 1Government14organizations16.5Krecords1Ransomware victims506employee accounts
- 2Education83organizations10.5Krecords–Ransomware victims262employee accounts
- 3Technology31organizations74.5Krecords–Ransomware victims129employee accounts
- 4Media3organizations9.3Krecords–Ransomware victims20employee accounts
- 5Retail and e-commerce10organizations9.4Krecords–Ransomware victims17employee accounts
- 6Finance2organizations9.9Krecords2Ransomware victims14employee accounts
- 7Logistics and transport6organizations1.1Krecords2Ransomware victims14employee accounts
- 8Professional services8organizations889records1Ransomware victims10employee accounts
- 9Entertainment and lifestyle1organizations1.7Krecords–Ransomware victims5employee accounts
- 10Telecommunications2organizations834records–Ransomware victims5employee accounts
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Report contents
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