Dark Web

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2017
Dream Market dark web drug dealer OxyMonster arrested on way to beard contest

The Dream Market dark web drug dealer was arrested by US authorities after he traveled the US for this year’s annual World Beard and Mustache Championships. A Dark-Web drug dealer was arrested by US authorities after he traveled the US for this year’s annual World Beard and Mustache Championships. The French national Gal Vallerius (38) was arrested a few weeks ago while he was […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2017
Learning About ISIS Intentions Using Open Source Intelligence

Learning About ISIS Intentions Using Open Source Intelligence – How terrorists are exploiting technology for propaganda and radicalization. ISIS’ weekly newsletter al-Nabā’ published an editorial about the lessons to be learned from the attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan (July 30, 2017), which it called “an action of high quality.” In the editorial, attacking […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2017
British model Chloe Ayling kidnapped by Black Death group for auction in the dark web

The British model Chloe Ayling kidnapped in Italy by an alleged member of the ‘Black Death’ organisation who offered her on the Dark Web The 20-year-old British model Chloe Ayling was kidnapped in Milan, Italy, to be auctioned off on a pornographic website on the dark web. According to the declaration of the model to the Italian […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 03, 2017
Former Bupa employee offered 1 million customer records for sale on dark web

Former Employee of the Healthcare giant Bupa offered for sale records of 1 Million clients on Dark Web. A former employee of healthcare giant Bupa was selling between 500,000 and 1 million records on the healthcare giant Bupa was selling between 500,000 and 1 million records on the dark web. The former employee whose identity […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2017
What’s new after the AlphaBay Market Shutdown in the darkweb?

Authorities shut down Alphabay, wondering which will be the marketplace that will reach the top and which will be the impact on the criminal ecosystem? AlphaBay was shut down by law enforcement and the alleged mastermind committed suicide in jail while waiting for the extradition to the US. The event will have a significant impact on […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2017
AlphaBay Market was shut down by the law enforcement, alleged mastermind committed suicide in jail

The AlphaBay Market was shut down by the law enforcement, exactly like its predecessor Silk Road, and the alleged mastermind committed suicide in jail. AlphaBay Market was considered the largest marketplace on the Dark Web for drugs, guns, and other illegal goods competing against the likes of Abraxas, Dream, and Hansa. The AlphaBay Market went down last week on […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2017
AlphaBay Market, one of the largest Dark Web marketplaces is down. Is it an Exit-Scam?

The AlphaBay Market went down Tuesday night without any explanation, many users that have purchased products on the marketplace fear the Exit-Scam. The news is shocking, the AlphaBay Market, one of the largest Dark Web black markets is down. We have analyzed many times the popular black market where it was possible to buy any kind of […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2017
FBI hacked a US Darknet shopper who tried to purchase Mail Bomb

The FBI hacked the system of a dark web user who tried to purchase a mail bomb from an undercover investigator in the US. According to a plea agreement, filed on April 28, 2017, Clinton Scott Bass of Georgia (US) tried in a first time to purchase a car bomb. The man, who was using […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2017
Shifr RaaS lets create a simple ransomware with just 3 steps

Over the weekend, security experts discovered a new Ransomware-as-a-Service dubbed Shifr RaaS that allows creating a ransomware compiling 3 form fields. Ransomware represents a profitable business for crooks, it is normal that the offer of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) will continue its success in the cyber criminal ecosystem. Over the weekend, several security experts discovered a new Ransomware-as-a-Service website […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 25, 2017
UK Parliament shut down external access to email accounts after cyberattack

The UK Parliament has suffered the biggest ever cyber attack against the email systems, it shut down external access to mitigate the threat. The UK Parliament has shut down external access to e-mail accounts on Saturday after a cyberattack. According to the authorities, the attack was “sustained and determined,” hackers launched a prolonged brute-force attack against […]