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Massive arrest of currency counterfeiters operating in dark web

Over 200 members of a fraudulent scheme were arrested by European agencies The dark web has become a space of proliferation for all kinds of illicit activities; criminal associations engaged in drugs sale, malicious software distribution and children exploitation act freely over this platform. To counter the activities of these groups, law enforcement agencies across […]

235 members of dark web money counterfeiting gang busted

The Dark Web has become a thriving hub of all sorts of criminal activities from selling illegal drugs to the distribution of ransomware and running child porn platforms. To tackle the situation, a wide-scale crackdown was launched by European law enforcement agencies throughout Europe coordinated by Europol and 13 countries. The operation was launched on November 19th in […]

L0rdix malware on dark web steals data, mines crypto & enslaves PCs as botnet

There’s a new hacking tool circulating in the underground Dark Web forums that let cybercriminals target Microsoft Windows computers. It has become the newest universal go-to tool to attack a Windows machine because it presents an utterly lethal combination of data stealing, cryptomining, and snooping capabilities. Discovered by Ben Hunter, a security researcher at ENSILO, […]

6500 sites down after hackers wipe out database of dark web hosting firm

Daniel’s Hosting, one of the largest hosting service providers on Dark Web has come under a massive cyber attack forcing its website along with over 6,500 websites hosted on its server to go offline but the damage is way more than that. The hosting administrator, a German software developer Daniel Winzen has acknowledged the attack and stated […]

Data from “almost every Pakistani Bank” stolen & sold on the dark web

Pakistani banks have debuted on the Dark Web with almost all of the country’s banks becoming victims of a devastating data hack. It is undoubtedly the biggest ever hacking campaign launched against banks in Pakistan. It is estimated that hackers have stolen financial data of more than 8,000 account holders from at least 10 different […]

New AI system DARKMENTION will detect upcoming cyberattacks from dark web

Cybersecurity is one of the primary concerns of internet users nowadays, which includes commercial and governmental organizations as well. Recent, large-scale data breaches at Gmail, Equifax, Facebook, Google+ Cathay Pacific Airways, and Yahoo, etc., have made it clear that the bigger the organization, the higher would be the cybersecurity threat. The role of Dark Web […]

Hackers Offering DDoS-for-Hire Service Powered by Bushido Botnet in Dark Web Markets

The trend of Cybercrime-as-a-Service continues to evolve in dark web forums, a new DDoS-for-Hire service spotted by FortiGuard Labs team that allows a novice attackers to launch DDoS attacks on any site anonymously and take the site offline. The DDoS-for-hire dubbed “0x-booter” was first appeared on October 17, 2018, the service allows anyone to sign […]

Silk Road Admin Pleads Guilty- Might Receive 20 Years Jail Time

An Irish national Gary Davis, who is also known as Libertas, has pleaded guilty to charges related to drug trafficking and is now facing up to 20 years in prison. Davis is accused of running the infamous marketplace Silk Road and served as forum moderator and site administrator while he was involved in the selling […]

Facebook Logins Available on the Dark Web for $2.60

We saw one of the worst security breaches when the accounts of approximately 50 million Facebook users were compromised. According to the Independent, those details have begun appearing on the darknet websites. Research on several dark web marketplaces uncovered that criminals can buy your details on the dark web for less than a takeaway coffee. […]

The 6 Pricing Trends on Dark Web

This article as sourced from Dark Reading, where the author quotes on how the Dark Web grows more profitable every day for cybercriminals. According to Armor, this is especially true for stolen credit card data, where prices have increased anywhere from 33% to 83% from 2015 to 2018 in the United States, Canada, the United […]

No Takers for Zero-Day Vulnerabilities on the Dark Web

According to experts vulnerability sales have been all but driven off the dark web, which now operates in the open. For years the secretive market for zero-day exploits thrived in the dark corners of the internet. A recent report on Fifth Domain reads “The cyber intelligence firm FireEye has only recorded three zero-day sellers on […]

Thousands of stolen frequent flyer miles of top airlines sold on Dark Web

Dark Web has become a business hub for malicious hackers and cybercriminals. It seems like there is nothing that is spared from the prying eyes of cybercriminals and the Dark Web has become a thriving ground for all types of illegally acquired data and criminals activities. However, this time around researchers from CompariTech haven’t identified […]

Frequent flyer miles stolen are on sale on dark web

Stolen frequent flyer accounts and its reward points are attractive assets on the dark web Last August, a team of ethical hacking researchers conducted an analysis of at least six illicit product sales sites on the dark web to find out the value of frequent flyer miles stolen from their legitimate users. In Dream Market, one of […]

3000 Hacked Websites Access comes to Sale in Russian Underground Dark Web Marketplace

Cybercriminals listed 3000 Hacked websites access for sale in Russian based underground marketplace that sells for less than $50. The underground marketplace is the best area for criminals where they can sell and buy various malicious software and stolen data for a very cheapest price. This hacked website selling in Russian-speaking underground marketplace called MagBo where […]

Dark Web: US court seizes assets and properties of deceased AlphaBay operator

AlphaBay was one of the largest dark web marketplaces – In 2017, its admin Alexandre Cazes committed suicide in a Thai prison. The Fresno Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has finally concluded a 14-month long civil forfeiture case and allowed seizure of property and assets of a Canadian national Alexandre Cazes […]

The Dark Web is Coming to Your Mobile Phone

Deep web and privacy enthusiasts have a lot to rejoice for as the Tor Project has announced that their popular Tor Browser is now available for Android. Members of the Tor Project claim the browser is now in Alpha and can be installed by using Orbot first. What users can do to start browsing the […]

Russian Cybercriminal Pleads Guilty to Operating Kelihos Botnet

A Russian national namely Peter Yuryeich Levashov has pleaded guilty to operating the Kelihos botnet, which was used to launch a huge spamming and credential stealing campaign across the globe. Levashov, a 38-year old resident of St. Petersburg, Russia, was presented before a Connecticut US District Court and admitted to being involved in a large […]