Dark Web

Billions Of People Around The World Warned Their Accounts Can Be Hacked In Seconds

LONDON, UK - Billions of usernames have fallen into the hands of hackers who are selling compromised logins on the Dark Web. According to a stark new study from Digital Shadows, more than 24 billion username and password combinations are being sold on cybercrime marketplaces. That staggering number is equivalent to almost four times the

By |2022-06-26T13:42:15-04:00June 26th, 2022|Cyber Defense, Featured|

51 Percent Of Malware Exploits Sold On Dark Web For Microsoft Products

SAN FRANCISCO - According to the recent Atlas VPN team findings, 51 percent of exploits sold on underground cybercriminal forums are for Microsoft products. The constantly growing number of published vulnerabilities could mean that the impact of cyberattacks will increase as well. The numbers are based on Trend Micro Research about the rise and imminent fall of

By |2021-07-25T13:23:09-04:00July 25th, 2021|Cyber Defense|

Feds Shut Down World’s Largest Dark Web Child Porn Website

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have filed multiple charges against a 23-year-old South Korean man accused of running what they call the world's "largest dark web child porn marketplace." The now-shuttered English-language site, called "Welcome to Video," contained more than 200,000 unique videos or almost 8 terabytes of data showing sex acts involving children, toddlers and infants, according to the

By |2019-10-17T09:44:03-04:00October 17th, 2019|Cyber Defense|

Round 4 — Hacker Puts 26 Million New Accounts Up For Sale On Dark Web

DETROIT - A hacker who was selling details of nearly 890 million online accounts stolen from 32 popular websites in three separate rounds has now put up a fourth batch of millions of records originating from 6 other sites for sale on the dark web. The Hacker News today received a new email from the Pakistani hacker,

By |2019-03-20T10:33:19-04:00March 20th, 2019|Cyber Defense|

Feds Shut Down Two Of The Dark Webs’ Biggest Purveyors Of Illegal Goods

WASHINGTON DC - The Department of Justice and Europol announced Thursday that they have shut down AlphaBay and Hansa, two massive marketplaces on the dark web that served hundreds of thousands of customers trying to get their hands on illegal goods online. While you or I can easily buy groceries, electronics and clothes online, when it comes

By |2017-07-20T15:52:48-04:00July 20th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Featured|