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Presenting the findings of my latest report, ‘Behind the Dark Net Black Mirror,’ on Thursday 6th June at Infosecurity Europe 2019 Offering insights from conversations with dark net vendors offering targeted attacks against the FTSE 500 Afte… Continue reading Back Into The Web of Profit: Going Undercover in the Dark Net, Uncovering Threats to the Enterprise
International law enforcement agencies have announced the shutdown of the Wall Street Market and the Valhalla Marketplace, two dark web marketplaces known for the sale of drugs, stolen data and other illicit materials. Europol announced Friday that Germany’s Federal Criminal Police shuttered the Wall Street Market, one of the most popular markets, and arrested three suspects accused of running the site. The forum was accessible only with the Tor browser, and featured more than 1.15 million customer accounts and 5,400 registered sellers who accepted payments in bitcoin and Monero, Europol said. The Valhalla Marketplace, also known as Silkkitie, was shut down earlier this year by French and Finnish authorities. “These two investigations show the importance of law enforcement cooperation at an international level and demonstrate that illegal activity on the dark web is not as anonymous as criminals may think,” Catherine De Bolle, Europol’s executive director, said in a statement. The […]
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The darknet is a very real concern for today’s businesses. In recent years, it has redefined the art of hacking and, in the process, dramatically expanded the threat landscape that organizations now face. So, what exactly is the darknet and why … Continue reading Understanding the Darknet and Its Impact on Cybersecurity
The Dark Overlord appears to be trying to capitalize on conspiracy theories about the September 11 attacks. Continue reading Hackers Threaten to Dump Insurance Files Related to 9/11 Attacks
The data includes names, phone numbers, addresses, and Social Security Numbers. Continue reading Children’s Personal Data and SSNs Are Being Sold on the Dark Web
The database of the popular Daniel’s Hosting was wiped out and all accounts deleted, taking down 30% of all hidden services. Continue reading Dark Web hosting provider hacked, 6,500 sites erased
Demand for all types of malware has skyrocketed and keeps growing in the underground cyber-criminal markets and has already surpassed the currently supply, PTsecurity has reported. In line with the financial losses caused by malware which are increasin… Continue reading Demand for Malware In Dark Web Higher than Supply for 2018
In a novel investigative strategy, rather than just following the money, investigators went undercover as someone converting Bitcoin into cash, exploiting a financial bottleneck faced by dark web criminals. Continue reading Feds Pose as Cryptocurrency Money Launderer to Bust Alleged Dark Web Dealers
People living under censorious regimes can use it to surf Wikipedia. Continue reading There’s Now a Dark Web Version of Wikipedia
In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2017, Eric Olson, VP of Intelligence Operations at LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, talks about the dark net and how it factors into cyber security. Here’s a transcript of the podcast for your convenience. Well, thank you Eric for joining us today. You need to really help our audience understand a bit more about the dark net because quite frankly, everybody thinks that it’s all bad things in the … More → Continue reading Understanding the dark web and how it factors into cybersecurity