Tor
Tor just dropped an emergency browser update for Windows users—version 14.0.8—and if you’re still running 14.0.7, you're exposed. This release patches critical Firefox security flaws, updates core components, and signals just how fast things can break if you're not staying current.
OPSEC
A dark web pill press network making millions in crypto was brought down after basic OPSEC failures and a corporate tip-off. The bust highlights the gap between decentralised ambition and sloppy execution.
VPN
Vivaldi's new partnership with Proton VPN brings browser-level privacy tools into the hands of users, but it's crucial to understand where privacy ends and anonymity begins. This move is a strong statement against Big Tech surveillance, yet the protection it offers is not a blanket solution.
Cloud Security
Cloud attacks aren’t just more frequent they’re getting sharper, faster, and far more dangerous. New data from Palo Alto Networks reveals a staggering 388% rise in severe cloud security alerts across 2024, with runtime threats now dominating the landscape.
darknet markets
Imagine launching a platform claiming to offer anonymity and security while simultaneously broadcasting your server's exact location to the world.
VMware
Three critical zero-day vulnerabilities are actively being exploited in VMware products. Broadcom and Microsoft have sounded the alarm—patches are out, and delay is not an option.
tether
Tether and Huione Guarantee are at the heart of a multi-billion dollar criminal economy and regulators are still playing catch-up.
Darknet & Darkweb News, OpSec, OSINT and More
When it comes to cybersecurity research, few resources are as extensive and controversial as the Ultimate RAT Collection on GitHub.
Cybercrime has matured into a full-fledged economy with clear profit margins, standardized pricing, and service tiers. Ransomware, often delivered via affiliate models, offers cybercriminals returns that exceed five times their initial investment.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced indictments focusing on cryptocurrency transactions allegedly tied to ransomware operations and darknet marketplaces specializing in narcotics.
The FAIR Act of 2023, reintroduced in 2024, seeks to reform civil asset forfeiture laws to safeguard Bitcoin holders against government overreach.
In an era defined by relentless cyber threats and increasingly sophisticated attack vectors, the traditional annual penetration test is facing scrutiny.
Reports are emerging that malicious actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in unpatched Cisco Smart Licensing Utility (CSLU) instances.
The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a directive requiring critical national infrastructure and other key organizations to complete their transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) by 2035.
A significant security flaw has been identified in the popular WordPress security plugin, WP Ghost, potentially exposing millions of websites to remote code execution (RCE) attacks.
Microsoft has quietly removed an upgrade block that previously prevented users of the popular racing game Asphalt 8: Airborne from upgrading their systems to the latest Windows 11 version
The VSCode Marketplace, a central repository for extensions that enhance the popular code editor, has been compromised by two malicious extensions deploying in-development ransomware.
A recent supply chain attack targeting the popular GitHub Action, tj-actions/changed-files, has reportedly exposed secrets in a relatively small subset of the approximately 23,000 repositories utilizing the tool.
Security researchers have uncovered a new backdoor, ominously named 'Betruger' (German for 'imposter' or 'deceiver'), which has been deployed in a series of recent ransomware attacks.