A hacker using the handle Chucky_BF is offering a batch of 15.8 million email–password pairs linked to PayPal for sale on a Dark Web marketplace. The data, said to be complete with PayPal-specific URLs across web and mobile endpoints, is being sold for just $750. According to Hackread, the data samples appear to contain...Read More
In June 2023, just seven months after OpenAI first invited curious tech fans to try a “research preview” of its now-ubiquitous ChatGPT tool, a lesser-known chatbot called WormGPT officially launched with a much different target audience: hackers. Its creator offered would-be customers access to a large language model (LLM) with no built-in guardrails — one...Read More
You may see ads for identity theft services claiming that they will look for your Social Security number, credit card numbers, or other personal information for sale on the “dark web.” Do you know what these services do if they find it? In a survey commissioned by Consumer Federation of America, 36 percent of people...Read More
In the day-to-day life of the regular law-abiding internet user, the dark web is mostly a scary unknown. Insofar as the average consumer knows, that side of the web – which is accessible only via a TOR server – is the place where their personal information is sold whenever there is a data breach. A...Read More
You’ve seen the title. You know where we’re going with this. In the last 48 hours, it’s been hard to miss the controversy surrounding the artwork for Serena Carpenter’s seventh studio album Man’s Best Friend. Featuring the Disney kid-turned-pop-superstar on her knees in front of a faceless man who is pulling her hair back, the...Read More
Whang! turns the weirdest corners of the internet into binge-worthy, iconic deep dives – if you love creepy mysteries, cursed media, and wild online lore, this is your new must-follow content machine. Whang! is that creator you put on “for a minute” and suddenly it’s 3 a.m. and you’re six videos deep into lost media,...Read More
Patrick Lux/Getty Images There’s a hidden part of the internet that is much larger than the parts of the web you use every day. When you’re checking your email, shopping online, or Facebooking, you are using what is referred to as the “Surface Web” or “Visible Web.” The Visible Web consists of websites that are...Read More
Introduction When we hear the term Dark Web, it often conjures up images of cybercrime, mystery, and terrifying legends like the infamous “Red Room.” But the truth is far more nuanced. The Dark Web is not merely a hub of criminal activity; it is a part of the internet that serves different purposes, some legitimate...Read More
The dark web is a hidden corner of the internet where people can remain anonymous. It’s often confused with the deep web, but they’re not quite the same thing. The deep web is just everything online that’s not indexed by search engines. This includes things like email accounts, private databases, and paid services. It’s not...Read More
The NYPD is preparing to partner with an Israeli company to scour the deep web for terrorists who want to make bombs, other explosive devices and chemical weapons, according to an official notice online. The two-year, $567,000 deal with Tel Aviv-based Terrogence Global will cover the purchase of “Explosive Tradecraft Intelligence Reporting Services” that will...Read More
