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DoJ Charges 19 Worldwide in $68 Million xDedic Dark Web Marketplace Fraud
2024-01-08 06:15

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said it charged 19 individuals worldwide in connection with the now-defunct xDedic Marketplace, which is estimated to have facilitated more than $68 million in...

BidenCash darkweb market gives 1.9 million credit cards for free
2023-12-21 15:40

The BidenCash stolen credit card marketplace is giving away 1.9 million credit cards for free via its store to promote itself among cybercriminals. BidenCash launched in early 2022 as a new marketplace on both the dark web and the clearnet, selling credit and debit cards that were stolen through phishing or skimmers on e-commerce sites.

German Authorities Dismantle Dark Web Hub 'Kingdom Market' in Global Operation
2023-12-21 10:03

German law enforcement has announced the disruption of a dark web platform called Kingdom Market that specialized in the sales of narcotics and malware to "tens of thousands of users."...

Ragnar Locker ransomware’s dark web extortion sites seized by police
2023-10-19 14:39

The Ragnar Locker ransomware operation's Tor negotiation and data leak sites were seized Thursday morning as part of an international law enforcement operation. A Europol spokesperson has confirmed the seizure message is legitimate as part of an ongoing action targeting the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang and that a press release will be published tomorrow.

Ex-Navy IT head gets 5 years for selling people’s data on darkweb
2023-10-18 20:47

Marquis Hooper, a former U.S. Navy IT manager, has received a sentence of five years and five months in prison for illegally obtaining US citizens' personally identifiable information and selling it on the dark web. According to information contained in the indictment, Hooper opened an online account with a company maintaining a database containing the PII of millions of people in August 2018.

Finnish Authorities Dismantle Notorious PIILOPUOTI Dark Web Drug Marketplace
2023-09-20 12:51

Finnish law enforcement authorities have announced the takedown of PIILOPUOTI, a dark web marketplace that specialized in illegal narcotics trade since May 2022. "The site operated as a hidden...

The Initial Access Broker Economy: A Deep Dive into Dark Web Hacking Forums
2023-09-07 14:02

Initial access brokers are cybercriminals that focus on gaining privileged IT access to corporate environments, which they then auction off on specialized dark web forums. We wanted to better understand how IABs operate, so we did the only natural thing and spent weeks painstakingly translating posts from Russian into English to conduct an in-depth analysis on the corporate access economy.

Dark web activity targeting the financial sector
2023-08-08 04:00

In this Help Net Security video, Jim Simpson, Director of Threat Intelligence at Searchlight Cyber, discusses threats against the financial sector. Threat actors will invariably target banks, yet by keeping an eye on the dark web, these institutions can identify illegal activities during their initial planning or pre-attack phase.

ChatGPT Security Concerns: Credentials on the Dark Web and More
2023-08-07 17:13

Read about a new tool advertised on the Dark Web called WormGPT. As artificial intelligence technology such as ChatGPT continues to improve, so does its potential for misuse by cybercriminals. ChatGPT credentials and jailbreak prompts on the Dark Web ChatGPT stolen credentials on the Dark Web.

How is the Dark Web Reacting to the AI Revolution?
2023-07-24 14:01

Threat actors are already engaging in rigorous discussions of how language models can be used for everything from identifying 0-day exploits to craft spear-phishing emails. Threat exposure management firm Flare has identified more than 200,000 OpenAI credentials currently being sold on the dark web in the form of stealer logs.