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Dark Web has become a creepy place since it is home to illegal activities including selling drugs, weapons, stolen databases and hosting highly condemnable activities like hosting child pornography platforms. Now, according to the latest research from Terbium Labs, a dark Web intelligence firm, cybercriminals are now targeting new-born babies to fulfill their malicious objectives. […]
It is just another with just another Cryptocurrency malware targeting unsuspecting users – This time, it modifies addresses to steal cryptocurrency payments. Evrial is the latest to join the bandwagon of information stealing Trojans that sprout every now and then and leave users grasping for enhanced privacy and security. This Trojan is now up for sale at […]
The 40-year-old David Ryan Burchard from Merced, a dark web vendor California has been sentenced to six years in prison for selling illegal drugs on several dark web marketplaces including Silk Road, AlphaBay, Agora, and Abraxas. Burchard who went by the online handle of “Caliconnect” on the dark web was arrested in March 2016, and initially was pleaded not guilty […]
What is Tor? Tor is a free, open-source browser that functions using the onion routing process. Tor works on all kinds of internet protocols- HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, Gopher etc. The most notable thing about the Tor browser is that it provides secure browsing by creating an encrypted environment from where no one can access the […]
In a Dark Web marketplace, one can buy anything from illegal drugs to weapons, fake documents to malicious software and even stolen databases, etc. Although after the shut down of Hansa and AlphaBay marketplace, buying and selling have slowed down. It does not, however, mean it has been fully curbed. Recently, a dark web monitoring firm 4iQ discovered a […]
On December 2nd, Leakbase.pw, a data breach index website announced it has closed down the service effective immediately. In a tweet, the website said: “This project has been discontinued, thank you for your support over the past year and a half.” In another tweet, the website vowed to compensate their users: “We understand many of […]
The dark web is a mass of marketplaces and communities that can only be accessed through encrypted connections. The nature of dark web content is diverse, and the characters who live there range from those looking to purchase counterfeit goods, to drug dealers and cybercriminals. We’ll be focusing on this last category and exploring some examples of […]
It’s surprising to some and shocking to many. Despite a rough phase that the US-based ride-hailing service has been passing through amidst allegations of sexual harassment, federal criminal probes, and trade secrets theft lawsuit, we did believe in the legitimacy of Uber as a service provider. However, Bloomberg has burst the bubble for Uber users. […]
Would you not like to track the traveling patterns of your friends or foes if given a chance? Of course, you would. A majority of us would want to find out where someone traveled to such as the destination planned for next trip or where the person has flown, etc. Now, a person is selling […]
Tor is a unique web browser because it lets users surf the web while keeping their real IP address hidden. It has lately become quite popular among users who are privacy conscious and prefer to use the web anonymously. However, if you are accessing Tor via Mac or Linux machine, then you need to be […]
In response to law enforcement’s increased involvement with targeting the illegal activities taking place on the Dark Web, criminals have began to use messaging apps to conduct their illicit operations. According to a threat report from IntSights Cyber Intelligence, a slew of messaging apps are being used by these Dark Web criminals including Skype, Discord, […]
A 29 year old Austrian man will spend one year in prison for purchasing amphetamine paste on the Dark Web. The man was also charged with a few other less serious crimes connected to his Dark Web activities in other countries but those charges have been suspended with government supervision for a year. Authorities were […]
The general concept regarding Apple devices is that they are secure from growing number of malware and other cyber attacks, but the reality is far from the truth. In the latest campaign, cybercriminals have infected hundreds of Mac users by distributing Proton malware by compromising Elmedia Player software. According to IT security researchers at ESET, this […]
A few days back we informed you about the findings of Kaspersky Lab form May 2017 where the security firm identified that a particular kind of ATM malware called ATMii was targeting certain ATMs. The malware kit was designed to steal cash from ATMs using a vendor-oriented API. A post advertising the malware was also […]
In May 2017, Kaspersky security researchers have noticed a forum post advertising ATM (Automated teller machine) malware that was targeting specific vendor ATMs. The malware has been sold on the AlphaBay Dark Web marketplace since May 2017, but today, its administrators started a new standalone website after US authorities had taken down AlphaBay in mid-July. […]
Appeal of ransomware sees sales rise from $250,000 in 2016 to over $6m in 2017 – and some ransomware sellers are now pocketing a salary of over $100,000 a year. The total value of ransomware sales on dark web market places has rocketed from $250,000 to over $6m in just a year as demand for the file-encrypting […]
Dark web is home to explicit and illegal content including child pornography sites which are often in the news once they get busted. But then there are platforms run by police or security agencies, for example, notorious website Playpen which was run by the FBI for an undercover operation. However, now it turns out that Australian police ran […]
IT security researchers at FireEye have discovered a malware that aims to steal sensitive information from critical cyber infrastructure including Aerospace, Defense Contractors, and Manufacturing sectors in South Korea and the United States. Dubbed FormBook, the data stealer malware is distributed using different methods which steal clipboard contents, log keystrokes and extract data from HTTP sessions. According to […]
On October 2nd, an unknown group sent death threats to an Iowa based Johnston Community School District forcing it to close some of its schools. The messages sent to parents via text included physically harming their kids and even killing them. According to an official statement from Johnston Community School District “Around 8 p.m. on the evening of October 2, individual students […]
He’s not Pablo Escobar, not by a long shot. But authorities say Gal Vallerius is a modern version of a cartel kingpin, operating anonymously as a lord of the internet’s “dark web” bazaar where buyers and sellers conduct cocaine, fentanyl, meth, LSD and oxycodone deals in the virtual currency bitcoin. Vallerius, 38, recently made the […]
A few months ago, two ransomware scams made news for asking users to play video games in order to get their files back. One of them asked users to play Japanese game while the second one asked users to play “click me” game. Now, a similar but a perverted kind of ransomware attack has hit […]