Statistics on Malware Distributed to the Financial Sector In Attack Stage 1, phishing (attacks that trick users into revealing information) had the highest rate at 2.1, Up from 1.8 The previous month. In Attack Stage 2, “Dropper/Downloader” (a type that downloads additional malware) was the most common at 1.1, Though this was a decrease from […]

Note The September 2026 Dark Web Issue Trend Report summarizes major issues that occurred on the deep web and dark web. However, the report notes that due to the nature of the sources, it may be difficult to fully verify the accuracy of some information. Major Issues The official launch of a new dark web […]

Dutch police arrested convicted hacker Pepijn van der Stap in the ShinyHunters probe into the Odido breach, which exposed data belonging to millions of customers.

Statistics on Malware Distributed to the Financial Sector Malware Distribution Trends. In Attack Stage 1, phishing was the highest at 2.1, Up from 1.8 The previous month. In Attack Stage 2, dropper/downloader was the highest at 1.1, Down from 3.2 The previous month. In Stage 3 of the attack, Infostealers were the most prevalent at […]

Note In August 2026, widespread instances of database leaks, the sale of internal data, and the trading of initial access privileges were observed on dark web and deep web forums. Due to the nature of the sources, it was difficult to fully verify the accuracy of some posts. Major Issues ShinyHunters continued to make claims […]

Note The August 2026 Dark Web Issue Trend Report summarizes Major Issues that occurred on the deep web and dark web. The report notes that, due to the nature of its sources, it may contain some information whose accuracy cannot be fully verified. Major Issue After the RaidForums domain was suspended, a new domain was […]

Statistics on Malware Distributed to the Financial Sector In Attack Stage 1, phishing (a technique that tricks users into opening malicious links or attachments) had the highest rate at 1.7, Down from 2.3 The previous month. In Attack Stage 2, Dropper/Downloader (a type that downloads additional malware) was the most prevalent at 1.7, Up from […]

Note The July 2026 Dark Web Breach Incident Trend Report was compiled based on data breach cases posted on deep web and dark web forums. Due to the nature of some posts, it is difficult to fully verify their accuracy; some posts related to South Korea included AI-generated false data or cases where it could […]

Note The July 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 explicitly noted that the factual accuracy of some content could not be verified. Major Issues Handala claimed to have compromised the core infrastructure of an Internet service provider in […]

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 […]

Note The June 2026 Dark Web Breach Incident Trend Report is based on major data breach cases posted on the deep web and dark web forums. Due to the nature of some sources, it was difficult to fully verify the accuracy of certain information, so the report includes content that requires further verification. Major Issue […]

Note The June 2026 Dark Web Issue Trend Report summarizes major issues that occurred on the deep web and dark web. Due to the nature of the sources, it is sometimes difficult to fully verify the accuracy of certain information, and this is noted accordingly. Major Issue On Hasan’s BreachForums, there was a series of […]

Note The June 2026 Dark Web Threat Actor Trend Report focuses on trends among threat actors—including hacktivists—operating on the deep web and dark web. It is noted that the accuracy of some information could not be verified. Major Issues In Malaysia, a series of website defacement and compromise incidents targeting local development agencies and public […]

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 Breach Incident Trend Report is organized around the major cases of Data Breaches posted on the deep web and dark web forums. due to the nature of the source, some of the information may not be fully verifiable as to whether it is true or not, and is therefore […]

Notes the May 2026 Dark Web Issue Trend Report summarizes the Major Issues that occurred on the deep web and dark web. it stated that due to the nature of the sources, some of the information cannot be fully verified for factual accuracy. Major Issues Hasan’s BreachForums experienced a moderator split, with HasanBroker being ousted […]

Key takeaway. since the emergence of WormGPT in June 2023, AI-based hacking tools have spread to the dark web, Telegram, GitHub, and Hugging Face. the market has evolved into a mix of paid subscription SaaS and free open-source distributions. key capabilities have been segmented into phishing automation, malware development, reconnaissance, brute force, vulnerability exploitation, and […]

ASEC Blog publishes Ransom & Dark Web Issues Week 2, May 2026           Coinbase Claims Data Leak of South Korean Medical Ultrasound Equipment Manufacturer Emergence of New Data Extortion Group ‘Leak Bazaar’ Hasan’s BreachForums and TeamPCP Host Large-Scale Supply Chain Attack Competition Using Shaid-Hulud Worm

Notes the April 2026 Dark Web Breach Incident Trend Report is compiled from data breach cases posted on the deep web and dark web forums. some information is included in cases where it is difficult to fully verify the factuality of the information due to the nature of the source. Major Issues data breaches and […]

Notes the April 2026 Dark Web Issue Trend Report summarizes the Major Issues that occurred on the deep web and dark web. due to the nature of the sources, some of the information is difficult to fully verify. Major Issues BreachForums continued its relaunch with a new domain and repeated operational update announcements. at the […]