Officials in Germany have shut down a covert illegal online marketplace and detained three men they say are responsible for leading the online trading platform, according to a report by Reuters. The Frankfurt public prosecutors office said on Friday (May 3) that the marketplace, called...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday (March 26) that its Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (J-CODE) team made 61 arrests and shut down 50 darknet accounts used for illicit activity. In a press release, the FBI said the action, part of Operation SaboTor,...
Malware designed to compromise and empty ATMs has been discovered for sale on the darknet, according to news from Securelist, the online headquarters of Kaspersky Lab security experts. Priced at $5,000, the software was listed for sale on the FBI-closed AlphaBay Darknet marketplace, a forum where...
Cybercrime isn’t always about stealing credit card data. In the digital world, there’s strength in numbers, and a botnet — essentially, an army of IP addresses — can turn a pretty penny on the darknet. That’s why hackers are targeting Linux systems, and consumers don’t...
June 30, 2017
Cybercrime isn’t always about stealing credit card data. In the digital world, there’s strength in numbers, and a botnet — essentially, an army of IP addresses — can turn a pretty penny on the darknet. That’s why hackers are targeting Linux systems, and consumers don’t even know they’re using them. While few computer users opt […]
April 05, 2022
Officials from the U.S. and Germany have reportedly seized what they said was the world’s largest and most prominent darknet market, the Hydra Market, which works to sell illegal goods and services, a Bloomberg report said. The Hydra Market had its servers shut down and crypto wallets containing $25 million worth in bitcoin were confiscated […]
May 03, 2019
Officials in Germany have shut down a covert illegal online marketplace and detained three men they say are responsible for leading the online trading platform, according to a report by...
March 27, 2019
The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday (March 26) that its Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (J-CODE) team made 61 arrests and shut down 50 darknet accounts used for...
October 18, 2017
Malware designed to compromise and empty ATMs has been discovered for sale on the darknet, according to news from Securelist, the online headquarters of Kaspersky Lab security experts. Priced at $5,000,...
