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Dark web hacker selling admin access to a Chinese railway company

The IT security researchers at Sixgill‘s threat intelligence team have identified an “experienced threat actor” on the dark web selling access to the admin panel of a Chinese rail control system. This access would enable criminals to manipulate train control systems, affecting over one million residents living in the urban core of Hubei Province. Sixgill, an […]

Top 10 Deep Web Search Engines of 2017

When we have to search something on the Internet, our mind by default goes to Google or Bing. Obviously, our mind is tuned that way, and we get the results we seek. But how often do we consider that the information we are really looking for might be available on the deep web? Major search […]

Top 10 Deep Web Search Engines of 2020

When we have to search something on the Internet, our mind by default goes to Google or Bing. Obviously, our mind is tuned that way, and we get the results we seek. But how often do we consider that the information we are really looking for might be available on the deep web? Major search […]

Over 90 million of stolen accounts for sale on dark web

A hacker offers personal details of users of some sites in exchange for Bitcoin transfers A hacker active on dark web known as “Gnosticplayers” has become relevant recently due to the high profile data breaches he has carried out. According to network security and ethical hacking from the International Institute of Cyber Security, the hacker […]

Dark Web hacker selling 92M new accounts on Dream market

The dark web hacker “Gnosticplayers” has quickly made a reputation for his high-profile data breaches and selling user data on the infamous Dream marketplace. A couple of days ago the hacker was selling 126 million accounts stolen from new data breaches and now, the same hacker is back with another list of compromised websites which is another […]

617 Million Stolen Accounts For ‘Clearance Sale’ In The DarkWeb

The Dark Web is once again is hosting a ‘clearance sale’ of at least 617 million user credentials, collectively coming from recently hacked services including ShareThis, Whitepages, 500px, Dubsmash, and Armor Games and more. The aggregate value of the for-sale accounts is estimated to reach at least $20,000 in BTC. The user information available for […]

Dark Web hacker selling 126M accounts stolen from new data breaches

A dark web hacker going by the online handle of “Gnosticplayers” is selling a massive trove of user data stolen after compromising websites of several popular companies. The data which amounts to over 126 million accounts includes emails and passwords, etc. and is currently available on the dark web’s infamous Dream marketplace. Who’s involved? The […]

Hundreds of millions of stolen accounts for sale in dark web forums

A vendor on dark web offers these massive databases for less than $20k USD According to network security specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security, an unidentified user claims to have the data of nearly 617 million accounts stolen from multiple online services, the unknown user has put on sale these huge databases in […]

617M Hacked Accounts Up For Sale To Make “Life Easier” For Hackers

Ahacker is selling 617 million stolen accounts online collected from 16 popular websites on Dream Market Cybersouk which can be accessed on the Tor network. As reported by The Register, the data can be purchased for less than $20,000 Bitcoin and comprises of account holder names, passwords, and email IDs. Buyers need to crack the […]

Authorities shut down xDedic marketplace for selling hacked servers

The domain for xDedic has been seized as well. In a joint operation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and authorities from several European countries have successfully taken down xDedic, a notorious dark web marketplace known for selling stolen digital goods such as login credentials, identity cards, and hacked servers. The operation was carried out on January 24th […]

Drug traffickers operating on dark web were sentenced to 40 years in jail

The gang managed to generate revenues of more than £150k in a year of activity Three drug traffickers working on dark web were sentenced to just over 43 years in prison for distributing fentanyl, a powerful opioid, to hundreds of consumers around the world, report network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute […]

Millions of passwords exposed in dark web

With over 700 million records, this is one of the biggest loots of information ever found Ethical hacking and network security experts from the International Institute of Cyber Security reported the finding of a gigantic database with more than 700 million email addresses in one of the most popular hacking forums on dark web, implying […]

Records of thousands of children and teenagers for sale in dark web forums

Cybercriminals obtain these records by compromising the systems of hospitals or academic institutions According to cybersecurity experts from the International Institute of Cyber Security, several groups of cybercriminals are focused on stealing personal records of thousands of children, information stored by schools or children medical attention institutions, for the purpose of selling them in some […]