August 2026 Threat Trend Report on Ransomware
Purpose and Scope This report summarizes statistics on new ransomware samples, affected systems, and statistics on targeted businesses collected during the month of August 2026, as well as major Korean & Global ransomware issues. Statistics on targeted businesses were compiled based on the time when publicly available information from ransomware
Security Issues in the Korean & Global Financial Sector in August 2026
Statistics on Malware Distributed to the Financial Sector Malware Distribution Trends. In Attack Stage 1, phishing was the highest at 2.1, Up from 1.8 The previous month. In Attack Stage 2, dropper/downloader was the highest at 1.1, Down from 3.2 The previous month. In Stage 3 of the attack, Infostealers
July 2026 Dark Web Breach Incident Trend Report
Note The July 2026 Dark Web Breach Incident Trend Report was compiled based on data breach cases posted on deep web and dark web forums. Due to the nature of some posts, it is difficult to fully verify their accuracy; some posts related to South Korea included AI-generated false data
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, August 2026
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, August 2026 South Korean Automotive Parts Manufacturer’s Internal Server Access and Database Offered for Sale Data of a Turkish HR Consulting Company Offered for Sale Gunra Ransomware Attack on a South Korean Heavy Equipment Parts
Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 3, April 2026
ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 3, April 2026 Emergence of New Ransomware Groups: TiMC, BlackWater, and Lamashtu [1], [2], [3] NoName05716 Claims DDoS Attacks on South Korean Public & Private Sectors [1], [2], [3] VECT & TeamPCP Campaign: Supply Chain Attack
