DDoS attack services flourishing on the darknet

DDoS attack services flourishing on the darknet

Despite concerted attempts by international law enforcement authorities to combat such tools, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack-for-hire services are “flourishing” and available on the dark web and cybercriminal forums. This is supported by...
Ransomware attack puts British Library data on the darknet

Ransomware attack puts British Library data on the darknet

Employee personal information was compromised in the British Library cyberattack, which was reported by a shadowy ransomware gang, the government-run organization has confirmed. The library said on October 28 that it was having technical problems with its website,...
Report: Darknet Business is Booming

Report: Darknet Business is Booming

According to BDO’s most recent Scam Culture Report, there is a surge in activity on the dark web due to an increase in users and social media accounts that may be purchased. According to data from the September quarter, 2.7 million people accessed the dark web...
Monopoly Market Operator could face life in jail

Monopoly Market Operator could face life in jail

On Wednesday, a Serbian man entered a guilty plea for running the darknet drug trafficking portal Monopoly Market. The 33-year-old Milomir Desnica is accused of starting and running Monopoly in late 2019 and using it to help sell a variety of substances, including...
Defunct Abraxas Market sent $140 Million to Crypto Mixer

Defunct Abraxas Market sent $140 Million to Crypto Mixer

Hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Bitcoin (BTC) connected to a closed dark web marketplace have been abruptly transferred to a cryptocurrency mixer, according to on-chain statistics. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT claims that something has transferred...
Ransomware extortion site seized by law enforcement

Ransomware extortion site seized by law enforcement

The Tor negotiation and data leak sites for the Ragnar Locker ransomware campaign were taken down on Thursday morning as part of an international law enforcement investigation. A seizure statement claiming that a big number of international law enforcement from the...