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Understanding the dark web and how it factors into cybersecurity
In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2017, Eric Olson, VP of Intelligence Operations at LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, talks about the dark web and how it factors into …
Malware creators increasingly run their business like legitimate software companies
The continuing increase in ransomware attacks is, partly, due to how easy the malware can be built and used by attackers that have limited technical skills. Take for example …
Dark web Hansa Market shut down after being run for a month by law enforcement
Just a few short weeks after dark web market Alpha Bay was shut down, Hansa Market is now also shuttered. After Alpha Bay’s shutdown, many users flocked to Hansa Market, …
Dark web market Alpha Bay was shut down by law enforcement
Dark web black market Alpha Bay went offline on June 5, leaving users to wonder whether its operators did it and ran off with their money. Reassurances that the market will be …
Man stole bitcoin by phishing individuals on the dark web
Michael Richo, a 35-year-old from Connecticut, had the brilliant idea of stealing bitcoin from people involved in illegal deals through dark web marketplaces. Perhaps he …
Operators of decade-old Malware-as-a-Service outfit charged
As Crackas With Attitude hacker “Incursio” got handed a 2-year prison sentence for gaining unauthorized access to government computers and online accounts of a …
InfoArmor: Operatively-sourced threat intelligence
In this podcast, Mike Kirschner, Senior Vice President of Advanced Threat Intelligence at InfoArmor, talks about this dark web operatively sourced intelligence firm that is …
For timely vulnerability information, unofficial sources are a better bet
From over 12,500 disclosed Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), more than 75% were publicly reported online before they were published to the NIST’s centralized …
Dark web fraud guides reveal potential threats to orgs
An in-depth look at content from more than 1,000 fraud guides available for sale on the dark web revealed that the majority of these guides are useless. Still, as many as 20 …
Attacks within the Dark Web
For six months, Trend Micro researchers operated a honeypot setup simulating several underground services on the Dark Web. The goal of their research was to see if those …
Operatively-sourced threat intelligence: Using human awareness
In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2017, Mike Kirschner, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Advanced Threat Intelligence at InfoArmor, talks about the …
Hacker breached 60+ unis, govt agencies via SQL injection
A hacker tied to the November 2016 penetration of the US Election Assistance Commission and subsequent database sale has successfully targeted 60+ government agencies and …