Proprietary Cybercrime and Dark Web Forum Search Engine – BETA Access Available!

Dear blog readers – I wanted to let everyone know of a currently active BETA project – namely – the general invite-only proprietary access to a Cybercrime and Dark Web Underground Forum Search Engine – exclusively targeting Security Vendors the U.S Int… Continue reading Proprietary Cybercrime and Dark Web Forum Search Engine – BETA Access Available!

Dark Web Users Suspect “Dream Market” Has Also Been Backdoored by Feds

By now you might be aware of the took down of two of the largest online dark websites—AlphaBay and Hansa—in what’s being called the largest-ever international operation against the dark web’s black market conducted by the FBI, DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) and Dutch National Police.

But the interesting aspect of the takedown was that the federal authorities shut down AlphaBay, but took

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Feds Seize AlphaBay and Hansa Markets in Major Dark-Web Bust

It’s finally confirmed — In a coordinated International operation, Europol along with FBI, DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) and Dutch National Police have seized and taken down AlphaBay, one of the largest criminal marketplaces on the Dark Web.

But not just AlphaBay, the law enforcement agencies have also seized another illegal dark web market called HANSA, Europol confirmed in a press release

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AlphaBay Dark Web Marketplace Hacked; Exposes Over 200,000 Private Messages

AlphaBay, possibly the largest active dark web marketplace at the moment, has paid a hacker after he successfully exploited vulnerabilities in the internal mailing system of the website and hijacked over 200,000 private unencrypted messages from severa… Continue reading AlphaBay Dark Web Marketplace Hacked; Exposes Over 200,000 Private Messages

Mozilla asks Court to disclose Firefox Exploit used by FBI to hack Tor users

Mozilla has filed a brief with a U.S. District Court asking the FBI to disclose the potential vulnerabilities in its Firefox browser that the agency exploited to unmask TOR users in a criminal investigation.

Last year, the FBI used a zero-day flaw to … Continue reading Mozilla asks Court to disclose Firefox Exploit used by FBI to hack Tor users

Former Tor Developer Created Malware for FBI to Unmask Tor Users

In Brief
According to an investigation, Matthew Edman, a cyber security expert and former employee of the Tor Project, helped the FBI with Cornhusker a.k.a Torsploit malware that allowed Feds to hack and unmask Tor users in several high-profile cases, … Continue reading Former Tor Developer Created Malware for FBI to Unmask Tor Users