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Dark web marketplaces aren’t the hacker hotbeds they used to be

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Wannabe cybercriminals no longer are relying on dark web marketplaces to buy and sell their hacking tools, it seems. The selection and prices of malicious software offerings on well known dark web markets has remained mostly unchanged since 2017, according to findings published Tuesday by the risk intelligence firm Flashpoint. The mostly stagnant prices on these forums, which are most frequently used to buy and sell narcotics, is the latest proof that, even as cybercriminals continue to harass victims, skilled hackers are moving to more private channels to trade the most valuable techniques, suggested Ian Gray, Flashpoint’s director of analysis and research. The quality of the tools, like commodity malware and distributed denial-of-service rental services, also has remained steady, even as defenses have improved. “There’s a lack of innovation we’re seeing in the kinds of goods and on the marketplaces,” Gray said. “It might be an indication they’re looking at […]

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Darknet hosting provider in underground NATO bunker busted

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Police overcame not only digital defenses of the “bulletproof” provider CyberBunker but also barbed wire fences and surveillance cams. Continue reading Darknet hosting provider in underground NATO bunker busted→

Corporations beware: Dark web markets are selling tools targeting your accounts

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If a cybercriminal wants to cause trouble for a major corporation, tools for the job are widely available on dark web markets, according to researchers who spent three months analyzing their activity and interacting with sellers. The wares — including malware and leaked credentials — are specifically promoted for breaching companies on the Fortune 500 and the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, according to Mike McGuire, a senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Surrey, and the security vendor Bromium. Their research includes data collected from Empire Market, The Hub, and the now-shuttered Dream and Wall Street markets, among others. The findings come amid a period of heightened law enforcement activity on the dark web, with international police recently seizing a number of sites that primarily sold drugs. Forums where members buy and sell hacking tools and access to breached email accounts have survived the dragnet. The financial sector was the target of most of the […]

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Feds Bust Up Dark Web Hub Wall Street Market

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Federal investigators in the United States, Germany and the Netherlands announced today the arrest and charging of three German nationals and a Brazilian man as the alleged masterminds behind the Wall Street Market (WSM), one of the world’s largest dark web bazaars that allowed vendors to sell illegal drugs, counterfeit goods and malware. Now, at least one former WSM administrator is reportedly trying to extort money from WSM vendors and buyers (supposedly including Yours Truly) — in exchange for not publishing details of the transactions. Continue reading Feds Bust Up Dark Web Hub Wall Street Market→

International cops shutter two dark web sites, arrest three accused of running Wall Street Market

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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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