ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, May 2026         Guatemalan Government Agency Data Sold on DarkForums BlackWater Ransomware Attack Targets Chinese Auto Parts Manufacturer Japanese Fintech Firm Suffers Unauthorized GitHub Access

ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, April 2026           Ransomware group NetRunner attack against the Indian subsidiary of a South Korean auto parts manufacturer Ransomware group Everest attack against a major Japanese automaker ShinyHunters claims of source code and internal data leak from a U.S. network infrastructure […]

ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, March 2026           Japanese Automaker Suffers Personal Data Breach via Unauthorized External Access INC Ransom Targets South Korean Steel Manufacturer in Ransomware Attack LeakBase Forum Administrator Arrested in Russia

ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 3, Fabruary 2026           Anubis and The Gentlemen launch ransomware attacks targeting a South Korean plastics manufacturer and an IT consulting company [1], [2] Emergence of the new ransomware group Payload ShinyHunters claims data breach involving a well-known Canadian apparel manufacturer