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Thousands of compromised websites on sale in black market

The team behind the investigation said their findings have been reported to the authorities A recently discovered clandestine market has been selling access to more than 3k previously breached websites, which means that a lot of sensitive information is waiting to be used by malicious actors to launch cyber attacks against unsuspecting users of different […]

German Authorities Take Down Another Darknet Drug Dealer

A recent press release given by German police stated that they had made a substantial Darknet-related arrest after investigating a 43 year old man from Bedburg. They were also able to connect two accomplices that were involved in the operation. The man’s arrest had came from a raid executed by German special forces that target […]

Facebook Buys Your Leaked Passwords From Black Markets, Here’s Why

Short Bytes: Facebook’s Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos has revealed that Facebook buys leaked passwords from black markets. The company does this exercise and matches the leaked passwords with the encrypted passwords of the users. This way, Facebook alerts the users who use weak passwords. Facebook is a technology giant that has to manage tons of […]

APT Group Upgrades Malware from the Black Market into Dangerous Backdoor

Cyber-espionage group targeted companies in Asia. Details about the operations of a new cyber-espionage group are emerging, and this gang has been buying malware from the black market and evolving it into powerful and undetectable backdoors. The group, dubbed Shrouded Crossbow by Trend Micro’s researchers, has been extremely active since 2010, when the first signs of […]