ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 5, April 2026           Emergence of a new ransomware group, M3RX Data from a South Korean religious organization sold on DarkForums ShinyHunters claims a data leak from a US interactive media company

ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 4, April 2026           ShinyHunters Claims Data Breach Involving Major U.S. Convenience Store Chain ShinyHunters Claims Theft of Internal Data and Source Code from U.S. Software Development Firm Emergence of New Data Extortion Group: Prinz Eugen

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 3, March 2026           New Threat Actor CipherForce Claims Cyberattack on South Korean Job Portal New Threat Actor Loki Emerges, Leaks US Citizens’ Personal Data Cybercrime Forum LeakBase Shut Down Again by Russian Authorities

ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, March 2026         Morpheus Launches Ransomware Attack on South Korean Plating Company Ailock Resumes Activity and Republishes Previous Ransomware Victims Pro-Iranian and Pro-Islamist Hacktivist Groups Launch Cyber Attacks on Middle Eastern and Pro-Western Targets [1], [2]

ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 1, Fabruary 2026         Qilin Targets South Korean Public Broadcaster with Ransomware Confidential Military Data from U.S. Aerospace Composites Manufacturer Sold on BreachForums ShinyHunters Leaks Data from Two Prestigious U.S. Private Universities

ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 3, January 2026           Qilin Ransomware Targets Korean Specialist in Semiconductor/Display Components & Surface Treatment U.S. DOJ: Access Broker “r1z” Pleads Guilty Qilin Ransomware Targets Vietnam’s National Airlines