Dark Web

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2024
Dutch police dismantled dual dark web market ‘Bohemia/Cannabia’

Dutch police dismantled Bohemia/Cannabia, two major dark web markets for illegal goods, drugs, and cybercrime services. The Dutch police have announced the success of a new joint law enforcement operation that led to the shutdown of the dual dark web marketplace Bohemia/Cannabia. These are two of the largest and longest-running dark web platforms for the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2024
Data of 3,191 congressional staffers leaked in the dark web

The personal information of over 3,000 congressional staffers was leaked on the dark web following a major cyberattack on the U.S. Capitol. The personal information of approximately 3,191 congressional staffers has been leaked on the dark web, according to new research from internet security firm Proton and Constella Intelligence. The leaked data includes passwords, IP […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2024
Feds indicted two alleged administrators of WWH Club dark web marketplace

Russian And Kazakhstani men indicted for operating the Dark Web cybercriminals marketplace WWH Club and other crime forums and markets. Alex Khodyrev (35) from Kazakhstan) and Pavel Kublitskii (37) from Russia have been indicted in Tampa, Florida, for conspiracy to commit access device fraud and wire fraud. Between 2014 and 2024, the duo operated the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2024
Russian national sentenced to 40 months for selling stolen data on the dark web

A Russian national was sentenced to over three years in prison for selling stolen information and credentials on a dark web marketplace. The 27-year-old Russian national Georgy Kavzharadze (also known as “George,” “TeRorPP,” “Torqovec,” and “PlutuSS”) has been sentenced to over three years in prison for selling financial information, login credentials, and other personal data on […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2024
Empire Market owners charged with operating $430M dark web marketplace

Federal authorities charged two individuals with operating the dark web marketplace Empire Market that facilitated over $430 million in illegal transactions. Two men, Thomas Pavey (aka “Dopenugget”) and Raheim Hamilton (aka “Sydney” and “Zero Angel”), have been charged in federal court in Chicago for operating the dark web marketplace “Empire Market” from 2018 to 2020. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2024
Cylance confirms the legitimacy of data offered for sale in the dark web

A threat actor is selling the data belonging to BlackBerry’s Cylance cybersecurity unit, he demanded $750,000. A threat actor, that goes online with the moniker Sp1d3r, is selling the stolen data for $750,000. The data includes 34 million customer and employee emails, customer / prospect email and PII, products used by organizations, sales prospect list […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2024
Experts found information of European politicians on the dark web

Personal information of hundreds of British and EU politicians is available on dark web marketplaces. According to research conducted by Proton and Constella Intelligence, the email addresses and other sensitive information of 918 British MPs, European Parliament members, and French deputies and senators are available in the dark web marketplaces. 40% of 2,280 official government […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2024
German police seized the darknet marketplace Nemesis Market

The German police seized the infrastructure of the darknet marketplace Nemesis Market disrupting its operation. An operation conducted by the Federal Criminal Police Office in Germany (BKA) and the Frankfurt cybercrime combating unit (ZIT) led to the seizure of the infrastructure of the darknet marketplace Nemesis Market in Germany and Lithuania. “On Wednesday , the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 04, 2024
Threat actors hacked Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom

Threat actors stole sensitive and confidential data from the telecom giant Chunghwa Telecom Company, revealed the Ministry of National Defense. Chunghwa Telecom Company, Ltd. (literally Chinese Telecom Company) is the largest integrated telecom service provider in Taiwan, and the incumbent local exchange carrier of PSTN, Mobile, and broadband services in the country. Threat actors stole […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2024
Police seized Crimemarket, the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace

German police seized the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace Crimemarket and arrested one of its operators. The DĂĽsseldorf Police announced that a large-scale international law enforcement operation led to the seizure of the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace. “Under the direction of the North Rhine-Westphalia Cybercrime Central and Contact Office (ZAC NRW), an investigative commission at the DĂĽsseldorf […]