Tag: Darknet
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The $220,000 Patch: Darknet Vendor Peddles “SYSTEM” Access via Windows RDP Flaw
Within the shadowy recesses of a subterranean darknet forum, a highly anomalous lot has materialized: an unidentified vendor is offering a Windows vulnerability for the staggering sum of $220,000. This architectural flaw afflicts the Remote Desktop Service and bestows absolute, unadulterated dominion over the compromised system. The listing was promulgated by a denizen operating under…
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Samourai Wallet Founders Sentenced to Prison for Laundering $237 Million in Crypto
Two founders of the cryptocurrency service Samourai Wallet have received actual prison sentences for laundering more than $237 million in criminal proceeds. The charges stemmed from the platform’s deliberate facilitation of illicit actors, helping them obscure the origins of digital assets tied to drug trafficking, hacking incidents, fraud schemes, contract killings, and even child sexual…
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German-Polish National Arrested for Inciting Attacks on Politicians via Darknet Platform
A man suspected of inciting attacks against German politicians and public officials has been arrested on charges of terrorism and financing acts of physical violence. According to Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office, the suspect is a dual German-Polish national, identified in accordance with national data-protection laws only as Martin S. Investigators allege that since June he…
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Pro-Iranian Handala Group Claims Cyberattack on Israeli Satellite Operator Spacecom
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom, which manages the AMOS satellite fleet, has found itself in turmoil after the pro-Iranian group Handala claimed to have compromised its infrastructure. The hackers published a statement on their darknet blog, a platform they routinely use to release stolen data. According to the attackers, they allegedly gained access to the company’s…
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MI6 Launches a Darknet Portal to Recruit Spies and Informants
For the first time in its more than century-long history, the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) has publicly announced the launch of a digital platform designed for clandestine contact with prospective informants. Dubbed Silent Courier, the project is a darknet portal that enables the direct transfer of sensitive intelligence to MI6 while preserving the…
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Abacus Market Vanishes: Was it a $300M+ Crypto Exit Scam or Covert Law Enforcement Takedown?
Abacus Market, once the largest Western darknet marketplace supporting Bitcoin transactions, has vanished from the internet without warning. All signs suggest a classic “exit scam,” where platform administrators abscond with users’ funds. An alternative theory points to a covert law enforcement operation—though no official confirmation has yet surfaced. Launched in September 2021 under the name…