2025 Ransomware Threat Landscape: Impact on Korean Enterprises
Overview and Background The number of ransomware attacks has been increasing worldwide in recent years, and Korean companies are not exempt from this trend. The situation is particularly acute in Asia, where ransomware attacks have surged since 2023. This growing trend has prompted a need for a systematic analysis
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 3, July 2025
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 3, July 2025 Data from Indonesian government agencies leaked on DarkForums. User data from a Korean portal site was sold on a cybercrime forum. A multinational investigation, Operation Eastwood, was launched targeting the pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16).
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 2, April 2025
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 2, April 2025 DragonForce’s Acquisition of RansomHub: A New Paradigm in the Ransomware Ecosystem Analysis of a Major Security Breach in a South Korean Automotive Infotainment Software Company Ransomware Group Kill
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 3, February 2025
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 3, Februar 2025 Data breach of member information at a Korea-based cosmetics wholesale and retail online shopping mall Threat group Tooda: Hacking of Doxbin administrator account and internal data leak New ransomware group
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, January 2025
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, January 2025 Customer information data from a South Korean children’s bookstore has been leaked on BreachForums. RDP access credentials for a South Korean internet-only bank are being sold on BreachForums. Source code from South Korea’s
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, December 2024
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, December 2024 LockBit ransomware gang: Announces return with the release of version 4.0 despite the arrest of key member Rostislav Panev World’s largest donut brand, posted as a new victim of Play ransomware. Data from
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, September 2024
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, September 2024 LockBit ransomware gang attacks major South Korean tire manufacturer Data from a U.S. food delivery service company leaked on BreachForums Pro-Russian hacktivists conduct DDoS attacks on South Korean government websites
Threat Trend Report on Deep Web & Dark Web – Ransomware Groups & Cybercrime Forums and Markets in July 2024
Note This trend report on the deep web and dark web of July 2024 is sectioned into Ransomware, Forums & Black Markets, and Threat Actor. We would like to state beforehand that some of the content has yet to be confirmed to be true. Major Issues 1) Ransomware
