Deep Web

Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2021
New LinkedIn breach exposes data of 700 Million users

A new massive LinkedIn breach made the headlines, the leak reportedly exposes the data of 700M users, more than 92% of the total 756M users. A new massive LinkedIn breach made the headlines, a database containing data of 700M users, more than 92% of the total 756M users, is available for sale on forums on […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 25, 2021
Marketo Marketplace – Cybercriminals are targeting major law firms

Cybercriminals published for sale in Dark Web 58GB of data stolen from Hollingsworth LLP. One of the emerging underground marketplaces of stolen data ‘Marketo’ available in TOR network announced the publication of data presumably stolen from Hollingsworth LLP, one of the largest U.S.-based law firms.  The information about the new victim of ransomware activity first […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 22, 2021
Tor Browser 10.0.18 fixes a bug that allows to track users by fingerprinting installed apps

The Tor Project released Tor Browser 10.0.18 that addresses a flaw that allows sites to track users by fingerprinting the installed apps. The Tor Project has released Tor Browser 10.0.18, the new version of the popular browser addresses multiple flaws, including a vulnerability that could be exploited to track users by fingerprinting the applications installed […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2021
Wear your MASQ! New Device Fingerprint Spoofing Tool Available in Dark Web

The MASQ tool could be used by attackers to emulate device fingerprints thus allowing them to bypass fraud protection controls The Resecurity® HUNTER unit has identified a new tool available for sale in the Dark Web called MASQ, enabling bad actors to emulate device fingerprints thus allowing them to bypass fraud protection controls, including authentication mechanisms. One of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2021
DoJ announced to have shut down Slilpp marketplace in international operation

The US Department of Justice seized the servers and domains of the popular cybercrime marketplace SlilPP. The US Department of Justice announced to have seized the infrastructure of SlilPP, a popular marketplace used by cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen login credentials. The seizure is the result of a multinational operation involving law enforcement agencies in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2021
Hackers stole data from the network of the gaming giant Electronic Arts

Hackers breached the network of the gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) and have stolen roughly 780 GB of data, including game source code and tools. Hackers have compromised the network of the gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) and claim to have stolen approximately 780 GB of data. The stolen data include the source code of the games, […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2021
The dark web index 2021, report

PrivacyAffairs released the Dark Web Index 2021, the document provides the prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces. Over the last couple of years, we’ve all had our attention fixed on one of two things: the global pandemic and the previous year’s presidential elections. Both issues are essential, and the pandemic has changed […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2021
French police seized dark web marketplace Le Monde Parallèle

Last week, French authorities have seized the dark web marketplace Le Monde Parallèle, it is another success of national police in the fight against cybercrime. French authorities seized the dark web marketplace Le Monde Parallèle, the operation is another success of national police in the fight against cybercrime activity in the dark web. It is […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2021
Scheme flooding fingerprint technique may deanonymize Tor users

FingerprintJS experts devised a fingerprinting technique, named scheme flooding, that could allow identifying users across different desktop browsers, including the Tor Browser. FingerprintJS experts devised a new fingerprinting technique, named scheme flooding, that could allow identifying users while browsing websites using different desktop browsers, including the Tor Browser. The technique allows to profile users while […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2021
Threat actors added thousands of Tor exit nodes to carry out SSL stripping attacks

Since early 2020, bad actors have added Tor exit nodes to the Tor network to intercep traffic to cryptocurrency-related sites Starting from January 2020, a threat actor has been adding thousands of malicious exit relays to the Tor network to intercept traffic and carry out SSL stripping attacks on users while accessing mixing websites, The […]