ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, October 2026           The Seven Deadly Sins Claims Data Leaks from Seven Organizations Worldwide HYFLOCK Ransomware Attack on a Saudi ERP Software Company Qilin Ransomware Attack on a Japanese Investment Management Company

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 groups’ DLS (Dedicated Leak Sites, […]

Note The August 2026 Dark Web Threat Actor Trend Report focuses on trends among threat actors—including hacktivists—active on the deep web and dark web. It is noted that the accuracy of some information could not be verified. Major Issues NoName057(16), BD Anonymous, and Dark Storm Team claimed responsibility for repeated DDoS attacks targeting websites of […]