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A List of Personal Email Address Accounts and XMPP Accounts Belonging to Darkode Members

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The following is a set of personal email address accounts and known XMPP account IDs belonging to Darkode members. Sample… Continue reading A List of Personal Email Address Accounts and XMPP Accounts Belonging to Darkode Members→

Canada Charges Its “Most Prolific Cybercriminal”

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A 31-year-old Canadian man has been arrested and charged with fraud in connection with numerous ransomware attacks against businesses, government agencies and private citizens throughout Canada and the United States. Canadian authorities describe him as “the most prolific cybercriminal we’ve identified in Canada,” but so far they’ve released few other details about the investigation or the defendant. Helpfully, an email address and nickname apparently connected to the accused offer some additional clues. Continue reading Canada Charges Its “Most Prolific Cybercriminal”→

Exposing the Darkode Forum Bust and the Associated Individuals Behind It – Or How I Almost Got Kidnapped? – An OSINT Analysis

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I’ve decided to share with everyone an in-depth analysis and assessment using public sources that basically exposes key members of the Darkode forum community who actually ordered a hitman for me for the price of $10,000 back in 2010 prior to my illega… Continue reading Exposing the Darkode Forum Bust and the Associated Individuals Behind It – Or How I Almost Got Kidnapped? – An OSINT Analysis→

Why the FBI’s cyber attachés are so valuable

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On an average day, cybercriminals visiting the Darkode darkweb forum would expect to enter an underground, invitation-only digital marketplace to buy, sell, and trade malware, access to botnets, and stolen personal information. However, in July 2015, users were instead confronted with the emblems of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and EUROPOL’s European Cyber Crime Center (EC3) instead of the Darkode homepage. A large, bold warning surrounded by the official seals of 17 additional international police departments prominently proclaimed, “This domain and website have been seized.” This was the culmination of a multi-year joint undercover operation by U.S. and international law enforcement from 20 countries who searched, charged, or arrested 70 of the forum’s members worldwide and indicted 12 individuals with computer fraud conspiracy. This joint effort, known as Operation Shrouded Horizon, exemplifies the collaboration needed to counter the increasingly complex and diffuse […]

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Mariposa Botnet Author, Darkcode Crime Forum Admin Arrested in Germany

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A Slovenian man convicted of authoring the destructive and once-prolific Mariposa botnet and running the infamous Darkode cybercrime forum has been arrested in Germany on request from prosecutors in the United States, who’ve recently re-indicted him on related charges. Continue reading Mariposa Botnet Author, Darkcode Crime Forum Admin Arrested in Germany→

Former Botmaster, ‘Darkode’ Founder is CTO of Hacked Bitcoin Mining Firm ‘NiceHash’

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On Dec. 6, 2017, approximately USD $52 million worth of Bitcoin mysteriously disappeared from the coffers of NiceHash, a Slovenian company that lets users sell their computing power to help others mine virtual currencies. As the investigation into the heist nears the end of its second week, many Nice-Hash users have expressed surprise to learn that the company’s chief technology officer recently served several years in prison for operating and reselling a massive botnet, and for creating and running ‘Darkode,” until recently the world’s most bustling English-language cybercrime forum. Continue reading Former Botmaster, ‘Darkode’ Founder is CTO of Hacked Bitcoin Mining Firm ‘NiceHash’→