Enlarge / DeSnake is back, with big promises about keeping AlphaBay up and running this time. (credit: Illustration: Elena Lacey | Getty Images) Just over four years ago, the US Department of Justice announced the takedown of AlphaBay, the biggest dark web market bust in history. Thai police arrested the site’s 26-year-old administrator, Alexandre Cazes, […]
Enlarge (credit: Carl Court / Getty Images) Telegram has exploded as a hub for cybercriminals looking to buy, sell, and share stolen data and hacking tools, new research shows, as the messaging app emerges as an alternative to the dark web. An investigation by cyber intelligence group Cyberint, together with the Financial Times, found a […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Federal prosecutors and attorneys on Friday charged a man with securities fraud for allegedly selling insider stock information on the dark web site AlphaBay. The defendant also sold information through multiple criminal marketplaces and through an encrypted messaging platform. In an indictment filed in federal court in the Southern District of […]
Dark web vendors are selling falsified COVID-19 vaccination records. (credit: Check Point Research) Tired of waiting to get your vaccine appointment? For just $500, you could get a COVID-19 vaccine dose tomorrow (overnight shipping not included). Too rich for your blood? How about a vaccination card for just $150? Security researchers have seen a spike […]
To the others, it’s a frightening online market where people may purchase drugs, firearms, fake cash, or perhaps login credentials into some stolen Netflix account. While this is accurate, lately it’s also come to be a booming marketplace for unemployment insurance (UI) fraud”how to” solutions, in which fraudsters can obtain incremental guides about the best […]