Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 2, June 2026
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 2, June 2026 Black X Ransomware Attacks on Korean and U.S. Organizations Data from South Korean Education Platform Leaked on BreachForums by Hasan Breach of French Secure Government Messaging Data Discovered on PwnForums
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, June 2026
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, June 2026 Qilin Ransomware Attack Targets South Korean Automation Equipment Company New Data Extortion Group Black X Claims Leak of Internal Data from South Korean Plastic Surgery Clinic Nova Ransomware Attack Targets Department of AI
The proliferation and evolution of AI-powered hacking tools – how generative AI has changed the cyber attack ecosystem and response strategies
WormGPT, which emerged in June 2023, has brought a paradigm shift to the cybercrime ecosystem. generative AI has lowered the barrier to entry for attacks, and AI-powered hacking tools are rapidly proliferating in both paid subscription services and free open source. furthermore, AI is evolving beyond the creation of attack
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, May 2026
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, May 2026 Customer Data of Japanese Educational Franchise Sold on BreachForums by Hasan Data from Japanese Government Agency for National Civil Servant Personnel Administration Sold on BreachForums by Hasan FBI Issues Warning Regarding Fraudulent FIFA
Don’t trust ‘secure mail’! malicious Files Impersonating Credit Card Companies Are Being Distributed
ahnLab recently confirmed the distribution of malicious files disguised as security emails from a major credit card company in Korea. this attack has a similar flow to the Kimsuky group’s past malicious LNK distribution case of disguising password files, but it is characterized by a change in the command execution
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 3, May 2026
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 3, May 2026 Nova Ransomware Attack on South Korean Cosmetics and Chemical Firm CoinbaseCartel, Data Leak Claim Against Open-Source Visualization Platform TeamPCP Claimed Source Code Leak and Sale from Major Developer Platform
After two years, Telegram smishing is back, and account takeovers are here to stay
Following the Telegram account takeover campaign in 2024, a smishing attack has recently been identified that uses Telegram security issues to steal users’ account information. threat actors hijack Telegram accounts by tricking users into entering their phone numbers and login codes on phishing sites. once an account is compromised, it
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 2, May 2026
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 2, May 2026 Coinbase Claims Data Leak of South Korean Medical Ultrasound Equipment Manufacturer Emergence of New Data Extortion Group ‘Leak Bazaar’ Hasan’s BreachForums and TeamPCP Host Large-Scale Supply Chain Attack Competition Using Shaid-Hulud Worm
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, May 2026
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, May 2026 Guatemalan Government Agency Data Sold on DarkForums BlackWater Ransomware Attack Targets Chinese Auto Parts Manufacturer Japanese Fintech Firm Suffers Unauthorized GitHub Access
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 5, April 2026
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 5, April 2026 Emergence of a new ransomware group, M3RX Data from a South Korean religious organization sold on DarkForums ShinyHunters claims a data leak from a US interactive media company
