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The malware pairs remote access capabilities with ready-made campaign tools, lowering the barrier for full device compromise 26 May 2026  •  , 6 min. read Our recent review of threat detections in Brazil surfaced BTMOB, an Android remote access trojan (RAT) that is less notable for detection volume than for the damage it can wreak....Read More

Introduction In the dark corners of the internet, countless individuals claim to be cybercriminals responsible for massive breaches and sensitive data leaks. These self-proclaimed threat actors often boast about hacking major corporations resulting in compromising internal resources (accesses, documents, source codes, databases, personal data and much more)—actions that inevitably attract the attention of the media,...Read More

The dark web isn’t something you can just stumble upon, and that’s a good thing. Although it’s often used for transactions and conversations that need to remain anonymous, sites on the dark web can host illegal activity, phishing links, financial scams, and malware. There’s also little to no recourse to be had if you encounter...Read More

The dark web is a part of the internet that standard browsers cannot access. It is not indexed by Google, Bing, or any conventional search engine, and it cannot be accessed through a regular browser tab. To visit it, users need specific software, most commonly the Tor Browser, along with a clear understanding of what...Read More

Security Marketplace as big as Silk Road had more than 600k users and turnover of ‘at least’ €250M Operation Deep Sentinel is the latest international law enforcement collaboration against cybercrime, shutting down Archetyp – one of the largest dark web drug marketplaces. Launched in 2020, Archetyp was Europe’s longest-serving drug market at the time of...Read More

Security YouTube vids explain digital tradecraft to reach spooks over Tor or VPN without blowing your cover The UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, aka MI6, has created a dark web portal called “Silent Courier” that it hopes would-be foreign informants will find a suitably secure means of sharing secrets. MI6 revealed the portal in a late...Read More

Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, is launching a new online portal called Silent Courier, aimed at using the dark web to entice potential spies to send it secrets, particularly targeting Russia. The service will rely on the Tor internet browser, which will allow anonymous access to a secure MI6 messaging...Read More

Dark web forums are among the most consequential corners of the internet that most people will never see, and that most organizations can’t afford to ignore. Unlike the surface web, dark web forums operate predominantly on the Tor network, designed for anonymity and resistant to conventional monitoring. These aren’t fringe communities. Active darknet forums host...Read More

A few years back, I heard someone refer to St. Germaine as “bartender’s ketchup.” That really stuck with me. The elderflower liqueur was near-ubiquitous in the late 2000s, popping up on trendy cocktail menus everywhere and dominating nearly every drink it graced. I never got wildly into St. Germaine, but I like the idea that...Read More