Latest Dark Web news

Empire Market owners charged for enabling $430M in dark web transactions

Two men have been charged in a Chicago federal court for operating "Empire Market," a dark web marketplace that facilitated over $430 million in illegal transactions between February 2018 and August 2020.
- Bill Toulas
- June 17, 2024
- 02:47 PM
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Owner of Incognito dark web drugs market arrested in New York

The alleged owner and operator of Incognito Market, a dark web marketplace for selling illegal narcotics online, was arrested at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on May 18.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 20, 2024
- 03:36 PM
- 2
INC ransomware source code selling on hacking forums for $300,000

A cybercriminal using the name "salfetka" claims to be selling the source code of INC Ransom, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation launched in August 2023.
- Bill Toulas
- May 13, 2024
- 04:22 PM
- 0
Lockbit's seized site comes alive to tease new police announcements

The NCA, FBI, and Europol have revived a seized LockBit ransomware data leak site to hint at new information being revealed by law enforcement this Tuesday.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 06, 2024
- 07:06 AM
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- April 17, 2024
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Ransomware as a Service and the Strange Economics of the Dark Web

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- March 27, 2024
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Admin of major stolen account marketplace gets 42 months in prison

Moldovan national Sandu Boris Diaconu has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for operating E-Root, a major online marketplace that sold access to hacked computers worldwide.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 15, 2024
- 12:07 PM
- 0
US charged 19 suspects linked to xDedic cybercrime marketplace

The U.S. Department of Justice announced the end of a transnational investigation into the dark web xDedic cybercrime marketplace, charging 19 suspects for their involvement in running and using the market's services.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 05, 2024
- 04:16 PM
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Zeppelin ransomware source code sold for $500 on hacking forum

A threat actor announced on a cybercrime forum that they sold the source code and a cracked version of the Zeppelin ransomware builder for just $500.
- Bill Toulas
- January 04, 2024
- 11:16 AM
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BidenCash darkweb market gives 1.9 million credit cards for free

The BidenCash stolen credit card marketplace is giving away 1.9 million credit cards for free via its store to promote itself among cybercriminals.
- Bill Toulas
- December 21, 2023
- 10:40 AM
- 0
German police takes down Kingdom Market cybercrime marketplace

The Federal Criminal Police Office in Germany (BKA) and the internet-crime combating unit of Frankfurt (ZIT) have announced the seizure of Kingdom Market, a dark web marketplace for drugs, cybercrime tools, and fake government IDs.
- Bill Toulas
- December 20, 2023
- 09:38 AM
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E-Root admin faces 20 years for selling stolen RDP, SSH accounts

Sandu Diaconu, the operator of the E-Root marketplace, has been extradited to the U.S. to face a maximum imprisonment penalty of 20 years for selling access to compromised computers.
- Bill Toulas
- October 19, 2023
- 06:42 PM
- 1
Ex-Navy IT head gets 5 years for selling people’s data on darkweb

Marquis Hooper, a former U.S. Navy IT manager, has received a sentence of five years and five months in prison for illegally obtaining US citizens' personally identifiable information (PII) and selling it on the dark web.
- Bill Toulas
- October 18, 2023
- 04:47 PM
- 3
SSNDOB cybercrime market admin faces 15 years after pleading guilty

A Ukrainian man, Vitalii Chychasov, has pleaded guilty in the United States to conspiracy to commit access device fraud and trafficking in unauthorized access devices through the now-shutdown SSNDOB Marketplace.
- Bill Toulas
- July 27, 2023
- 02:08 PM
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How is the Dark Web Reacting to the AI Revolution?

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- July 24, 2023
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OpenAI credentials stolen by the thousands for sale on the dark web

Threat actors are showing an increased interest in generative artificial intelligence tools, with hundreds of thousands of OpenAI credentials for sale on the dark web and access to a malicious alternative for ChatGPT.
- Ionut Ilascu
- July 19, 2023
- 03:26 PM
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Ransomware Affiliates, Triple Extortion, and the Dark Web Ecosystem

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- July 06, 2023
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Inside Threat Actors: Dark Web Forums vs. Illicit Telegram Communities

In this article, @flaresystems explores threat actors and their activities on dark web forums versus illicit Telegram communities.
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- June 26, 2023
- 10:05 AM
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Man charged in US for running 'Monopoly' darknet drug market

A 33-year-old man from Serbia has been extradited from Austria to the United States to face charges of running a criminal darknet narcotics marketplace called "Monopoly Market."
- Bill Toulas
- June 26, 2023
- 09:54 AM
- 0
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The Great Exodus to Telegram: A Tour of the New Cybercrime Underground

Threat actors are moving from the dark web to illicit Telegram channels specializing in cybercrime. This Flare article examines why threat actors are shifting from Tor and provides guidance on monitoring Telegram channels.
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- June 21, 2023
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