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#dark-web

Information security

The dark web is absolutely awash with stolen data on British MPs

The personal details of around 1,000 British MPs, MEPs, and French officials were exposed on the dark web, highlighting the risk of using official email addresses for third-party accounts. [ more ]

TNW | Data-Security

Information security

68% of British MPs have had personal data exposed on the dark web

Over two-thirds of British MPs and almost half of EU MEPs had their email addresses leaked on the dark web, posing serious national security risks. [ more ]

ITPro

Privacy professionals

Christie's given Friday ransom deadline after threat group claims responsibility for cyber attack

Hacker group threatens to leak sensitive information from Christie's if ransom demands aren't met. [ more ]

ITPro

Information security

Dell says data breach affecting 49 million customers poses no 'significant risk'

Dell faces a data breach affecting 49 million individuals with purchase info; immediate crisis response implemented; no significant customer risk reported. [ more ]

Theregister

Privacy professionals

Feds investigates massive data dump allegedly

The US Department of State is investigating a cyber incident involving stolen classified information.

IntelBroker claims to have leaked treasure trove of confidential data, including government and military officials' contact info. [ more ]

www.independent.co.uk

Privacy professionals

Over two thirds of MPs have had their data leaked on the dark web, new study finds

Over 2/3 of UK MPs had their personal info exposed on the dark web due to third party breaches, risking national security. [ more ]

ITPro

Information security

The dark web is absolutely awash with stolen data on British MPs

The personal details of around 1,000 British MPs, MEPs, and French officials were exposed on the dark web, highlighting the risk of using official email addresses for third-party accounts. [ more ]

TNW | Data-Security

Information security

68% of British MPs have had personal data exposed on the dark web

Over two-thirds of British MPs and almost half of EU MEPs had their email addresses leaked on the dark web, posing serious national security risks. [ more ]

ITPro

Privacy professionals

Christie's given Friday ransom deadline after threat group claims responsibility for cyber attack

Hacker group threatens to leak sensitive information from Christie's if ransom demands aren't met. [ more ]

ITPro

Information security

Dell says data breach affecting 49 million customers poses no 'significant risk'

Dell faces a data breach affecting 49 million individuals with purchase info; immediate crisis response implemented; no significant customer risk reported. [ more ]

Theregister

Privacy professionals

Feds investigates massive data dump allegedly

The US Department of State is investigating a cyber incident involving stolen classified information.

IntelBroker claims to have leaked treasure trove of confidential data, including government and military officials' contact info. [ more ]

moredata-breach

#identity-theft

Boston.com

US news

Who plotted to sell Graceland? An identity thief raises his hand.

Identity thief ring targeting the deceased, vulnerable, focused on scamming estates like Lisa Marie Presley's. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Deliverability

Who Plotted to Sell Graceland? An Identity Thief Raises His Hand.

Identity thief on the dark web operated a network preying on deceased, unsuspecting, and elderly individuals for personal information and schemes. [ more ]

BBC News

London

Police bust global cyber gang accused of industrial-scale fraud

Younger individuals more susceptible to phishing scams due to familiarity with the internet. [ more ]

Boston.com

US news

Who plotted to sell Graceland? An identity thief raises his hand.

Identity thief ring targeting the deceased, vulnerable, focused on scamming estates like Lisa Marie Presley's. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Deliverability

Who Plotted to Sell Graceland? An Identity Thief Raises His Hand.

Identity thief on the dark web operated a network preying on deceased, unsuspecting, and elderly individuals for personal information and schemes. [ more ]

BBC News

London

Police bust global cyber gang accused of industrial-scale fraud

Younger individuals more susceptible to phishing scams due to familiarity with the internet. [ more ]

moreidentity-theft

#cybercrime

WIRED

Privacy professionals

Microsoft's New Recall AI Tool May Be a 'Privacy Nightmare'

Eventbrite was used to facilitate the illegal sale of controlled substances and other illicit activities, with the company's recommendation algorithm inadvertently promoting posts for opioids alongside addiction recovery events. [ more ]

Theregister

Business

US arrests alleged founders of Samourai Wallet crypto mixer

Two co-founders of Samourai Wallet face charges for facilitating money laundering of $100 million in criminal cash. [ more ]

ComputerWeekly.com

Privacy professionals

Ukrainians crack network that stole 100m email, social accounts | Computer Weekly

Cyber criminals arrested in Ukraine for hacking millions of Instagram accounts

Attackers used brute force to access accounts and sold databases on dark web [ more ]

Theregister

Privacy professionals

US imprisons Ukrainian SSNDOB administrator for 8 years

Vitalii Chychasov, a Ukrainian national, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for running an online marketplace that sold personal data of 24 million US citizens.

The SSNDOB Marketplace operated for over a decade and had access to data from US-based data aggregators.

US authorities estimate that the marketplace generated over $19 million in sales. [ more ]

WIRED

Privacy professionals

Microsoft's New Recall AI Tool May Be a 'Privacy Nightmare'

Theregister

Business

US arrests alleged founders of Samourai Wallet crypto mixer

Two co-founders of Samourai Wallet face charges for facilitating money laundering of $100 million in criminal cash. [ more ]

ComputerWeekly.com

Privacy professionals

Ukrainians crack network that stole 100m email, social accounts | Computer Weekly

Cyber criminals arrested in Ukraine for hacking millions of Instagram accounts

Attackers used brute force to access accounts and sold databases on dark web [ more ]

Theregister

Privacy professionals

US imprisons Ukrainian SSNDOB administrator for 8 years

Vitalii Chychasov, a Ukrainian national, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for running an online marketplace that sold personal data of 24 million US citizens.

The SSNDOB Marketplace operated for over a decade and had access to data from US-based data aggregators.

US authorities estimate that the marketplace generated over $19 million in sales. [ more ]

morecybercrime

#cybersecurity

TechRepublic

Information security

What Is the Dark Web? | TechRepublic

The Dark Web can be used for positive purposes like journalism and cybersecurity enhancement. [ more ]

Tripwire

Information security

"Junk gun" ransomware: the cheap new threat to small businesses

Cheap, unsophisticated ransomware like 'junk gun' poses a serious threat to organizations, despite not making headlines like other advanced variants. [ more ]

thenewstack.io

DevOps

Attack (or Penetrate Test) Cloud Native the Easy Way

Weak cloud native infrastructure security defenses leave distributed networks vulnerable to attacks via simple tools or unpatched security holes, including easy access through dark web purchases. [ more ]

english.elpais.com

Privacy professionals

The dark web's two faces: Charity fundraisers alongside extortion and kidnapping

The dark web hosts criminal activities like selling malicious software, but also has its own norms and judicial system.

Only 5% of the internet is visible through popular browsers, with the deep web containing hidden information and the dark web associated with illegal activities. [ more ]

Databreaches

Privacy technologies

Fraudster's fake data breach claims should remind media to be careful what we report

Reports on alleged hacking incidents should be handled with caution without verification.

Hoaxes in data breaches can lead to reputation damage and financial costs for falsely accused organizations. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

Privacy professionals

Russian-based LockBit ransomware hackers attempt a comeback

The LockBit ransomware gang attempts a comeback after being disrupted by international crackdown.

LockBit blames law enforcement for hacking their former dark web site, offers job to hacker. [ more ]

TechRepublic

Information security

What Is the Dark Web? | TechRepublic

The Dark Web can be used for positive purposes like journalism and cybersecurity enhancement. [ more ]

Tripwire

Information security

"Junk gun" ransomware: the cheap new threat to small businesses

Cheap, unsophisticated ransomware like 'junk gun' poses a serious threat to organizations, despite not making headlines like other advanced variants. [ more ]

thenewstack.io

DevOps

Attack (or Penetrate Test) Cloud Native the Easy Way

english.elpais.com

Privacy professionals

The dark web's two faces: Charity fundraisers alongside extortion and kidnapping

The dark web hosts criminal activities like selling malicious software, but also has its own norms and judicial system.

Only 5% of the internet is visible through popular browsers, with the deep web containing hidden information and the dark web associated with illegal activities. [ more ]

Databreaches

Privacy technologies

Fraudster's fake data breach claims should remind media to be careful what we report

Reports on alleged hacking incidents should be handled with caution without verification.

Hoaxes in data breaches can lead to reputation damage and financial costs for falsely accused organizations. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

Privacy professionals

Russian-based LockBit ransomware hackers attempt a comeback

The LockBit ransomware gang attempts a comeback after being disrupted by international crackdown.

LockBit blames law enforcement for hacking their former dark web site, offers job to hacker. [ more ]

morecybersecurity

ITPro

Privacy professionals

Ransomware group publishes stolen NHS Scotland data to dark web

Ransomware attack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway led to leak of 3TB of sensitive data onto dark web. [ more ]

Boston.com

Education

N.H. school bus driver and his wife accused of producing child porn

Couple accused of producing child sexual material

Investigation is ongoing in the case [ more ]

#data-breaches

Axios

Privacy professionals

Ransomware attacks aren't as sophisticated as you'd think

Cybercriminals are self-centered and egotistical.

Ransomware gangs are known to scam and betray each other. [ more ]

Databreaches

Privacy professionals

New leak site reveals yet two more U.S. medical sector victims

A new leak site called 'DragonForce' has appeared on the dark web, listing data breaches from previous attacks.

Two medical sector victims, Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network and Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services, were identified on the site. [ more ]

Axios

Privacy professionals

Ransomware attacks aren't as sophisticated as you'd think

Cybercriminals are self-centered and egotistical.

Ransomware gangs are known to scam and betray each other. [ more ]

Databreaches

Privacy professionals

New leak site reveals yet two more U.S. medical sector victims

A new leak site called 'DragonForce' has appeared on the dark web, listing data breaches from previous attacks.

Two medical sector victims, Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network and Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services, were identified on the site. [ more ]

moredata-breaches

#child-safety

Theregister

EU data protection

UK dark web 'ban' debate sparked by Brianna Ghey murder

Ciaran Martin, the National Cyber Security Centre's first CEO, called for a greater focus on the dark web in UK schools to limit children's access to it.

Experts highlight the difficulty in achieving technology-based solutions to restrict children's access to the dark web. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

6 days ago

Artificial intelligence

Child predators are using AI to create sexual images of their favorite stars': My body will never be mine again'

Predators on the dark web are increasingly using AI to create sexually explicit images of children, particularly fixating on 'star victims.' [ more ]

Theregister

EU data protection

UK dark web 'ban' debate sparked by Brianna Ghey murder

Ciaran Martin, the National Cyber Security Centre's first CEO, called for a greater focus on the dark web in UK schools to limit children's access to it.

Experts highlight the difficulty in achieving technology-based solutions to restrict children's access to the dark web. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

6 days ago

Artificial intelligence

Child predators are using AI to create sexual images of their favorite stars': My body will never be mine again'

Predators on the dark web are increasingly using AI to create sexually explicit images of children, particularly fixating on 'star victims.' [ more ]

morechild-safety

BBC News

Digital life

Brianna Ghey's mother Esther says Online Safety Act does not go far enough

The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey believes that the Online Safety Act is not effective enough in protecting children.

She argues that harmful content would still be seen by young people as it may not be deemed as harmful by the law. [ more ]

www.independent.co.uk

UK news

Mechanic jailed for secret life moderating dark web child abuse site The Annex'

A car mechanic in the UK has been jailed for 16 years for running child abuse sites on the dark web.

The mechanic was one of three moderators of a site called The Annex, which had 90,000 global members and shared sickening images of child abuse. [ more ]

Databreaches

5 months ago

Privacy technologies

19 Individuals Worldwide Charged In Transnational Cybercrime Investigation Of The xDedic Marketplace

The xDedic Marketplace was a dark web website that illegally sold login credentials and personal information of US residents.

The website offered over 700,000 compromised servers for sale and was used for various illegal activities, including tax fraud and ransomware attacks. [ more ]

Databreaches

5 months ago

Privacy professionals

Troves Of Iranian Hacked Insurance Customer Data On Sale

Iran Intl reports:

Anonymous hackers are selling 160 million customer information records cobbled together from 23 Iranian insurance companies for approximately $75,000.

www.theguardian.com

5 months ago

Digital life

Brianna Ghey case should prompt parents to police children's internet use'

The Brianna Ghey case should prompt parents to sharpen up their internet awareness and police what their children are viewing online, the detective who oversaw the investigation into her teenage killers has said.

www.independent.co.uk

UK news

Respected' doctor caught selling drugs using dark web under Star Wars pseudonym

A doctor named Shoaib Ahmad has been jailed for five years for selling illegal drugs on the dark web.

Ahmad used the pseudonym Imperial Storm Trooper and carried out his transactions using Bitcoin cryptocurrency. [ more ]

Acm

Information security

Multiple Data Leaks at 23andme

Genetics testing firm 23andme and its users were targeted by cybercriminals who leaked or breached millions of user profiles and genetic data records.

The threat actors accessed user accounts through credential stuffing and scraped data from the DNA Relatives feature. [ more ]

www.guardian-series.co.uk

London

UK's largest ever haul' of synthetic opioids seized after raids in parts of London

Eleven people have been charged after the UK's largest ever haul of synthetic opioids was seized by police.

The drugs were believed to be sold via the Dark Web and are linked to several deaths.

Public health advice highlights the dangers of illegal drugs and offers support services for those in need. [ more ]

www.independent.co.uk