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
May 2026 Dark Web Breach Incident Trend Report
Notes the May 2026 Dark Web Breach Incident Trend Report is organized around the major cases of Data Breaches posted on the deep web and dark web forums. due to the nature of the source, some of the information may not be fully verifiable as to whether it is true
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
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, April 2026
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, April 2026 ShinyHunters Claims Data Breach Involving Major U.S. Convenience Store Chain ShinyHunters Claims Theft of Internal Data and Source Code from U.S. Software Development Firm Emergence of New Data Extortion Group: Prinz Eugen
March 2026 Dark Web Threat Actor Trends Report
Alerts this report is a compilation of trends centered on hacktivists operating on the deep web and dark web. some alleged attacks are labeled as observations due to limited independent technical verification. Major Issues Handala’s multi-pronged offensive stood out. The group used a combination of psychological warfare and subversive attacks,
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, April 2026
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, April 2026 Ransomware group NetRunner attack against the Indian subsidiary of a South Korean auto parts manufacturer Ransomware group Everest attack against a major Japanese automaker ShinyHunters claims of source code and internal data leak
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, March 2026
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, March 2026 Morpheus Launches Ransomware Attack on South Korean Plating Company Ailock Resumes Activity and Republishes Previous Ransomware Victims Pro-Iranian and Pro-Islamist Hacktivist Groups Launch Cyber Attacks on Middle Eastern and Pro-Western Targets [1], [2]
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, Fabruary 2026
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, Fabruary 2026 Qilin Targets South Korean Public Broadcaster with Ransomware Confidential Military Data from U.S. Aerospace Composites Manufacturer Sold on BreachForums ShinyHunters Leaks Data from Two Prestigious U.S. Private Universities
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 3, January 2026
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 3, January 2026 Qilin Ransomware Targets Korean Specialist in Semiconductor/Display Components & Surface Treatment U.S. DOJ: Access Broker “r1z” Pleads Guilty Qilin Ransomware Targets Vietnam’s National Airlines
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, October 2025
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, October 2025 Black Shrantac Lists a South Korean Cybersecurity Firm as Its Victim Qilin Targets South Korean Financial Intelligence Firm in Ransomware Attack Ransomware Attack Causes System Outage at Major Japanese Online Retailer Online
