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Companies mentioned on the dark web at higher risk for cyber attacks
2024-09-26 03:00

The presence of any data relating to an organization on the dark web demonstrably increases its risk of a cyber attack, according to Searchlight Cyber. Dark web insights and breach correlation...

Tor insists its network is safe after German cops convict CSAM dark-web admin
2024-09-19 06:39

Outdated software blamed for cracks in the armor The Tor project has insisted its privacy-preserving powers remain potent, countering German reports that user anonymity on its network can be and...

FBI Cracks Down on Dark Web Marketplace Managed by Russian and Kazakh Nationals
2024-09-07 07:10

Two men have been indicted in the U.S. for their alleged involvement in managing a dark web marketplace called WWH Club that specializes in the sale of sensitive personal and financial...

Russian Hacker Jailed 3+ Years for Selling Stolen Credentials on Dark Web
2024-08-16 14:25

A 27-year-old Russian national has been sentenced to over three years in prison for peddling financial information, login credentials, and other personally identifying information (PII) on a...

FIN7 Group Advertises Security-Bypassing Tool on Dark Web Forums
2024-07-17 10:33

The financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7 has been observed using multiple pseudonyms across several underground forums to likely advertise a tool known to be used by ransomware groups like Black Basta. "AvNeutralizer, a highly specialized tool developed by FIN7 to tamper with security solutions, has been marketed in the criminal underground and used by multiple ransomware groups," cybersecurity company SentinelOne said in a report shared with The Hacker News.

HUMINT: Diving Deep into the Dark Web
2024-07-09 11:00

Clear Web - Web assets that can be viewed through public search engines, including media, blogs, and other pages and sites. Deep Web - Websites and forums that are unindexed by search engines.

Dark Web Malware Logs Expose 3,300 Users Linked to Child Abuse Sites
2024-07-08 15:08

An analysis of information-stealing malware logs published on the dark web has led to the discovery of thousands of consumers of child sexual abuse material, indicating how such information could be used to combat serious crimes. Distributed via phishing, spam campaigns, cracked software, fake update websites, SEO poisoning, and malvertising, data harvested using such programs typically find their way onto the dark web in the form of stealer logs from where they are purchased by other cybercriminals to further their schemes.

Dark-web kingpin puts 'stolen' internal AMD databases, source code up for sale
2024-06-18 23:01

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Suspected bosses of $430M dark-web Empire Market charged in US
2024-06-17 20:13

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Empire Market owners charged for enabling $430M in dark web transactions
2024-06-17 18:47

Two men have been charged in a Chicago federal court for operating "Empire Market," a dark web marketplace that facilitated over $430 million in illegal transactions between February 2018 and August 2020. Empire Market was a popular dark web marketplace that sold illegal drugs, chemicals, jewelry, credit card numbers, counterfeit money bills, malware, and other illicit goods, offering payment options including Monero, Litecoin, and Bitcoin.