Among remote access and loader tools, several RAT and Trojan families continue to dominate underground discussions and sales activity, reflecting their ongoing role as first-stage infection mechanisms. Figure 1 illustrates the steady level of RAT activity observed across dark web forums and marketplaces, incorporating trends in mentions, listings, and related infection telemetry. All subsequent graphs...Read More
Right now, someone, somewhere could be using your credit card details to book a luxury holiday. Not for themselves, but for a bargain-hunting customer who, without realising it, is engaging in fraudulent activity. This is just one reality of the dark web, where stolen financial data is fuelling an out-of-control black market flogging discounted travel...Read More
No time to read? Listen to the article here: The darknet is a mysterious and often misunderstood part of the internet, attracting both intrigue and concern. Darknet markets, in particular, have gained attention for their role in facilitating the exchange of illicit goods and services. Despite their controversial nature, these marketplaces continue to evolve, offering...Read More
A cybersecurity expert has told the ABC that the personal data of Qantas customers has been released on the dark web. Up to six million Qantas customer records were exposed in July during a cyber attack on a third-party platform used by Qantas. The stolen data included some customers’ names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth...Read More
Google has announced that early next year they are discontinuing the dark web report, which was meant to monitor breach data that’s circulating on the dark web. The news raised some eyebrows, but Google says it’s ending the feature because feedback showed the reports didn’t provide “helpful next steps.” New scans will stop on January...Read More
About the Author Rezaul Karim, a member of Compliance Week’s Advisory Board, is a seasoned financial crime compliance expert from Bangladesh with over a decade of experience in the field. He held multiple compliance AVP roles at HSBC and is a published author, speaker, and anti-financial crime thought leader shaping the best practices in the field. But the...Read More
For most visitors to Florida, going on a ‘tour’ usually means a trip to Disney World to meet Mickey and friends. Or perhaps a boat trip through the swamps. But at Zero Trust World in Orlando this year, ThreatLocker’s security specialist, Collin Ellis, took IT managers, services providers, (and a TI journalist) on a journey...Read More
Executive Summary This report explains the useful ways to gather information from the deep and dark web, focusing on how this helps fight terrorism and cybercrime. It addresses definitions, strategic considerations, legal frameworks, operational security, and technical tools utilised in dark web investigations. The report targets practitioners in government agencies, security services, and private-sector intelligence...Read More
What Happened The coordinated strikes on Sunday targeted long-range aviation airfields in the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ryazan, Ivanovo, and Amur regions of Russia. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) orchestrated the attack, dubbed “Operation Pautina” (Operation Web/Spiderweb), which Ukrainian media sources claim was more than a year and a half in the planning. The airbases hit...Read More
I loved email. It was the perfect kinda-personal-but-boundary-affirming way to keep in touch. However, over time, I, like many people, entrusted my email address to companies that gave away, sold, or lost my personal information in data breaches, which led to criminals posting my email address (and millions more) on the dark web. Recently, I...Read More
