dark web

A significant security incident has potentially exposed the details of eighty-nine million Steam accounts on the dark web.

Vinay Patel May 15, 2025

The US authorities have been able to unearth a huge stash of nearly £3 billion in bitcoin stolen almost a decade ago.

Sadhna Yadav Nov 10, 2022

To date, reports show that over 15 billion user credentials sourced from more than 100,000 security breaches are now being distributed online.

John Diente Sep 11, 2020

South Korea denies the extradition of a local convicted of operating a large network of child pornography websites.

Nina Siena Jul 07, 2020

NanoCore came with an array of dubious functions including keylogging that allowed hackers to record every keystroke made and stealthily activate victims' webcams to spy on them.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 27, 2018

David Carroll, CEO at XQ Cyber, says recent report reveals fundamental flaws in cyber awareness.

David Carroll Feb 22, 2018

Cambridge University graduate Matthew Falder prowled the internet anonymously, blackmailing scores of children and adults into committing obscene acts on camera.

IBT UK Contributor Feb 19, 2018

Sources said that the Coincheck hackers are using the anonymity provided by the dark web to help launder the stolen cryptocurrency, which is known as NEM.

Jason Murdock Feb 08, 2018

The case has been dubbed "one of the largest cyber fraud enterprise prosecutions ever undertaken" by the Justice Department.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 08, 2018

The 'highly manipulative' Cambridge graduate Dr Matthew Falder was found guilty of 137 offences at Birmingham Crown Court and will be sentenced this week.

William Watkinson Feb 07, 2018

Inside the Welsh drugs 'lab' in Newport where 25-year-old Kyle Enos ran a sophisticated import/export business using bitcoin on the dark web.

IBT UK Contributor Feb 05, 2018

The boy, from Grimsby, north-east Lincolnshire, was only 15 at the time when he allegedly used a "computer within a computer" to access the notorious dark web.

Sutrishna Ghosh Feb 04, 2018

Experts found that the highest number of leaked credentials, 555,000 credentials, came from the financial sector.

India Ashok Jan 31, 2018

A UK man who left messages on an illicit paedophile chatroom saying that he had 'a preference for children aged 0+' has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Jason Murdock Jan 28, 2018

Stephen Allwine, 44, a deacon and church elder with the United Church of God allegedly had at least three affairs with women he met on the dating website, Ashley Madison.

William Watkinson Jan 25, 2018

Congressional investigators said on Wednesday that illicit fentanyl manufacturers were finding it too easy to send drugs to US citizens they connect with on the internet.

IBT UK Contributor Jan 25, 2018

"With a maximum child tax credit of $1,000 per child, that is a potentially significant return on investment," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 24, 2018

More than 50 Android apps on Google's Play Store found to be housing malicious code hackers could use to steal Facebook passwords.

Jason Murdock Jan 18, 2018

Netflix users are being warned to avoid clicking on suspicious email links after a phishing scam was uncovered that security experts say is designed to steal credit card details.

Jason Murdock Jan 10, 2018

Code signing certificates can be bought for under £1000 each, offering a back door into your system.

Craig Stewart Jan 06, 2018

Android users should be on alert for a new malware variant posing as ride hailing app Uber in an attempt to steal passwords, security researchers warn.

Jason Murdock Jan 04, 2018

A 46-year-old "career criminal" has been convicted after trying to buy three grenades on the dark web using bitcoin, the UK's National Crime Agency said Friday (15 December).

Jason Murdock Dec 15, 2017

An alleged computer hacker living in a caravan park on an island off the Kent coast has admitted to illegally stealing customer data from the websites of over a dozen companies.

Jason Murdock Dec 15, 2017

"This experience of searching and finding passwords within this database is as scary as it is shocking," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 12, 2017

New dark web markets that have recently cropped up appear to be run by inexperienced hackers, leaving the sites vulnerable.

India Ashok Nov 17, 2017

Predator from Luton who was caught with an "application form for a secret paedophile club" on his computer has been handed a two-year suspended sentence.

Jason Murdock Nov 02, 2017

An unknown hacker reportedly put up millions of sensitive records stolen from Malaysian telecoms and network operators for sale on the dark web.

India Ashok Oct 31, 2017

The Basetools site went offline shortly after the hacker dumped a sample of Basetools' database and posted the ransom demand.

India Ashok Oct 27, 2017

Some criminals lurking on the underground internet are building dedicated marketplaces for Android users, typically masked by the anonymity provided by Tor's "Orbot" app.

Jason Murdock Oct 26, 2017

Dark web vendors are selling credentials to hacked Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) servers, which allow hackers to spy on and steal data from companies, without using malware.

India Ashok Oct 25, 2017