You’d think NordVPN’s financial department has made a grave mistake. Offering NordVPN with Dark Web Monitor for ID theft protection at $3 sounds crazy. But there we are: it’s true, and people are obsessing with it. Days are left before NordVPN realizes what it actually did, so there’s little time to decide. But since you’re...Read More
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A Michigan man has been sentenced to five years in prison followed by two years of supervised release for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen says Andrew Shenkosky, 30, was involved in purchasing nearly 2,500 stolen login credentials from a dark web marketplace and using them for...Read More
Dark web sites are websites hosted on encrypted networks, primarily the Tor network, that are invisible to standard browsers and unindexed by conventional search engines. Accessing any dark website requires specialized software such as the Tor Browser, which anonymizes traffic by routing it through multiple layers of encryption before reaching its destination. Not all dark...Read More
A man from the far south coast is under house arrest after being granted bail to fight charges over his alleged access to $5.7 million worth of bitcoin gained from illegal activity on the dark web. Jamie Lawrence Powrie was arrested on May 27, 2025 and charged with dealing with property of the proceeds of...Read More
Threat intelligence is only as strong as the sources that feed it. While most organizations are familiar with surface web data and even dark web monitoring, there’s a lesser-known but highly valuable space in between: the deep web. This hidden layer of the internet, inaccessible to standard search engines, holds a wealth of information that...Read More
Exposure doesn’t automatically make you a victim of identity theft. The real danger isn’t a high-tech cyber-heist either; it’s automated “password stuffing.” Q: Should I be worried that my personal information is already on the dark web? A: With data breaches making headlines almost weekly, the reality is simple: If you’ve had an email address...Read More
Security teams often associate cybercrime forums exclusively with the Dark Web and Tor. However, several of the most active underground communities now operate openly on the surface web, accessible via standard browsers and indexed infrastructure. These forums facilitate the trade of stolen credentials, corporate access, ransomware tools, and stealer logs. Some of the most active...Read More
There is a part of the Internet—most of it, in fact—that is hidden from Google. It is private, or illicit, or simply unknown. And NASA wants to help you reach it. The space agency announced last month that it will join forces with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to help make sense of that part of the...Read More
Despite its polished name, The Gentlemen Ransomware shows little interest in playing nice. First observed in 2025, the group quickly established itself as a capable and coordinated threat, operating across multiple regions and enterprise environments with notable speed. This profile outlines who The Gentlemen are, how they operate, which organizations they target, and what defenders...Read More
SafePay is a ransomware group first observed around September 2024. It encrypts files and demands a cryptocurrency payment to restore access. The group behind it also steals data from victims and threatens to leak it on a Dark Web site if the ransom is not paid, a method known as double extortion. Most ransomware groups...Read More
