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 Exploiting Global Travel Platform

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, including a claimed FBI-linked domain […]

ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 2, February 2026           Beast, Ransomware Attack Targeting a South Korean Aerospace Component Manufacturer RipperSec, Claims of DDoS Attacks Targeting South Korean Exhibition Centers, Military Training Grounds, Associations, and Defense-related Companies [1], [2], [3], [4] NoName05716, Claims of DDoS Attacks Targeting the […]

ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, December 2025           Denmark points to Russia-linked actors as behind destructive attacks on water facilities and large-scale pre- and post-election DDoS campaigns Customer data of a Japanese automaker leaked following a breach at a U.S. software provider involved as a partner […]