ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 2, September 2026           The Gentlemen Ransomware Attack on a Canadian Airline LAPSUS$ Group Resumes Chapter II and Teases New Victim Disclosure AUDIT TEAM Data Extortion Attacks on Four Organizations in South Korea, Germany, and Argentina

Note The July 2026 Dark Web Issue Trend Report summarizes major issues that occurred on the deep web and dark web. Due to the nature of some sources, it may be difficult to fully verify the accuracy of certain information; therefore, it is necessary to cross-check these details against official announcements. Major Issues RaidForums changed […]

Statistics on Malware Distributed to the Financial Sector In the June threat analysis for the financial sector, phishing was the most prevalent attack method in Attack Stage 1, while droppers/downloaders (distribution tools that download additional malware) were the most prevalent in Attack Stage 2. Infostealers were identified in the third attack stage, indicating that multi-stage […]

ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, June 2026       BreachForums, a cybercrime forum, showing signs of admitting to sales and impersonation of its staff Lapsus$ claims to have leaked data from a bank in Myanmar Qilin launches a ransomware attack targeting a law firm in South Korea

Notes the May 2026 Dark Web Threat Actor Trend Report summarizes the trends of threat actors and hacktivists operating on the deep web and dark web. some statements are not factually verifiable. Major Issues hacktivist activity targeting the South Korean Region was concentrated. some hacktivist groups claimed DDoS attacks against the website of the South […]

Notes the April 2026 Dark Web Threat Actor Trend Report summarizes trends in hacktivists and threat actors operating on the deep web and dark web. due to the nature of the sources, some of the information is difficult to fully verify as factual. Major Issues NoName05716 claimed repeated DDoS attacks against dozens of organizations, including […]