German Citizen Charged with Laundering Funds Linked to Prominent Darknet Marketplace “Dream Market”

Owe Martin Andresen, the suspected main administrator of Dream Market, one of the largest illicit darknet marketplaces before its 2019 shutdown, has been indicted for an alleged scheme to launder funds from Dream Market’s administrator accounts. Andresen was arrested last Read More …

UK MoD investigating claims Russian hackers stole files on RAF and Navy bases

The Ministry of Defence is investigating claims that Russian hackers have stolen hundreds of sensitive military documents and published them on the dark web. The files hold details of eight RAF and Royal Navy bases as well as Ministry of Read More …

Inside Russian Market: Uncovering the Botnet Empire

The online cybercrime marketplace, Russian Market, has evolved from selling Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access to becoming one of the most active underground hubs for information-stealing malware logs, where stolen user credentials are traded daily. Each compromised login represents a Read More …

Europe-wide takedown hits longest-standing dark web drug market

Law enforcement authorities across Europe have dismantled ‘Archetyp Market’, the most enduring dark web marketplace, following a large-scale operation involving six countries, supported by Europol and Eurojust. Between 11 and 13 June, a series of coordinated actions took place across Read More …

Broadcom hit by employee data theft after breach in supply chain

Customers of the global semiconductor giant Broadcom have had their sensitive data leaked on the dark web after a two-step supply chain attack. Apparently, a company called Business Systems House (BSH), a human capital management (HCM) services provider from the Read More …

Lumma Stealer – Tracking distribution channels

The evolution of Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) has significantly lowered the barriers to entry for cybercriminals, with information stealers becoming one of the most commercially successful categories in this underground economy. Among these threats, Lumma Stealer has emerged as a particularly sophisticated Read More …

Russian crypto exchange Garantex seized by law enforcement operation

The U.S. Secret Service, working with a coalition of international law enforcement agencies, has taken down and seized the website of Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange accused of being associated with darknet markets and ransomware hackers. On Thursday, the official Read More …

RansomHub claims to net data hat-trick against Bologna FC

Italian professional football club Bologna FC is allegedly a recent victim of the RansomHub cybercrime gang, according to the group’s dark web postings. The ransomware crims responsible for attacks on organizations including Planned Parenthood and Christie’s – the same crew thought Read More …