Deep Web

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2015
Digital Shadows firm develops a search engine for the Deep Web

Security firm Digital Shadows has realized a search engine for the Deep Web that according the company CEO “sucks in pages in real time”. The deep web is the part of the world wide web not indexed by common search engines, it represents almost all of the content available on the Internet. Law enforcement, intelligence […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2015
Tor Browser 4_0_4 Release improves security and privacy

The Tor Project has announced a new version of Tor Browser Bundle, Tor version 4.0.4, that improves privacy and security features. The Tor Project has announced a new release of the Tor Browser Bundle, Tor Browser version 4.0.4, that improves privacy and security features implemented by the popular anonymizing software. The Tor Browser is used by Internet users […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2015
How attackers use phishing kits for their campaigns

How cyber criminals use several phishing kits to run malicious campaigns and which is the economy behind this category of attacks? Most of the major banks and companies that suffer this type of attacks make people aware of phishing, but despite the high level of awareness of the threat, the phenomenon does not slow down, indeed seems to accelerate […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2015
83 Percent of Tor hidden service traffic flowed to Pedo websites. Study finds.

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Portsmouth revealed that over 80 Percent of Tor network visits is related to pedo sites. In the last couple of years a growing number of security experts are focusing their research on Darknet, a portion of the Deep Web often used by the criminal underground to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2014
UK – A new GCHQ-NCA unit will catch pedophiles in the Deep Web

Prime Minister Cameron announced that a newborn cyber unit composed by officials from GCHQ and NCA will fight online pedophiles even in the Deep Web. Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed that national intelligence agencies will join the efforts to track and arrest online abusers and pedophiles. The British Prime Minister announced that the British Intelligence […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2014
A deep look into the Brazilian underground cyber-market

Trend Micro has published a new study on black cyber-markets focusing on product and services offered on the Brazilian underground. Trend Micro has published a new interesting report on the underground cyber-markets, this is a third study focused on the Brazilian cyber-underground offer, the previous ones analyzed Russian and Chinese marketplaces. The new study, exactly like […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2014
How Operation Onymous managed by law enforcement impacted Tor network

What is changed after the law enforcement conducted the takedown of several illegal marketplaces as part of the Operation Onymous? The recent shutdown of several black market places in the Tor network, including the popular SilkRoad 2.0, has captured the attention of media of the extension of illegal activities in the part of the web […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2014
Operation Onymous, the joint attack against dark markets in Tor

Operation Onymous – Law enforcement and judicial agencies around the globe conducted a joint action against dark markets on Tor networks. This morning I have reported the news of the seizure for the underground black market Silk Road 2.0 and the arrest of its alleged manager, Defcon” Benthall. In reality, the shutdown of Silk Road 2.0 is […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2014
Europol issued 2014 iOCTA report on evolution of cybercrime

The Europol issued 2014 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (iOCTA) report to provide details about on-going developments in the cyber criminal ecosystem. The Europol European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) has issued the 2014 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (iOCTA) which describes the evolution of cybercrime an the models of sales adopted in the criminal ecosystem. This ‘Crime-as-a-Service‘ business […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2014
Evolution of the Russian underground offer

TrendMicro has published an excellent study on the evolution of the Russian underground, detailing products, services and related prices. Max Goncharov has published a new interesting study on the Russian Underground, titled Russian Underground Revisited, one year after the previous report “Russian Underground 101”. Trend Micro report continues its analysis of the services and products offered by cyber criminals in […]