Deep Web

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2019
Arcane Stealer V, a threat for lower-skilled adversaries that scares experts

Experts recently analyzed an information-stealing malware tracked as Arcane Stealer V that is very cheap and easy to buy in the Dark Web. In July 2019, researchers at Fidelis Threat Research Team (TRT) analyzed a sample of Arcane Stealer V, a .net information-stealing malware that is easy to acquire in the dark web. The author […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 233

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Once again thank you! 0patch will provide micropatches for Windows […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2019
German police arrest suspects in raid network hosting Darknet marketplaces

German police have shut down a network hosting Darknet marketplaces focused on the trading of drugs, stolen data and child pornography. German police announced to have shut down a network hosting Darknet black marketplaces trading drugs, stolen data, and child pornography. The black marketplaces were also offering stolen data and fake documents, and other illegal […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 17, 2019
Fraudulent purchases of digitals certificates through executive impersonation

Experts at ReversingLabs spotted a threat actor buying digital certificates by impersonating legitimate entities and then selling them on the black market. Researchers at ReversingLabs have identified a new threat actor that is buying digital certificates by impersonating company executives, and then selling them on the black market. The experts discovered that digital certificates are then […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2019
Tor Project’s Bug Smash Fund raises $86K in August

The Tor Project has raised $86,000 for a Bug Smash fund that it will use to pay developers that will address critical flaws in the popular anonymizing network. The Tor Project has raised $86,000 for a Bug Smash fund that was created to pay developers that will address critical security and privacy issues in the popular anonymizing […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 15, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 231

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Once again thank you! Experts found Joker Spyware in 24 […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2019
Police dismantled Europe’s second-largest counterfeit currency network on the dark web

The European authorities announced to have dismantled Europe’s second-largest counterfeit currency network on the dark web. A joint operation conducted by The Portuguese Judicial Police (PolĂ­cia Judiciária) along with with the Europol allowed dismantling Europe’s second-largest counterfeit currency network on the dark web. The authorities announced the arrest of five members of the counterfeit currency […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2019
One million cracked Poshmark accounts being sold online

Login details of more than 36 million Poshmark accounts are available for sale in the cybercrime underground. Earlier in August, Poshmark, a social commerce marketplace where people in the United States can buy and sell new or used clothing, shoes, and accessories, disclosed a data breach that took place in May 2018. The company discovered […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 229 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Once again thank you! 80 defendants charged with participating in […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 228

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Once again thank you! At least 23 Texas local governments […]