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Default router password leads to spilled military secrets
The hacker tried selling the US military files for $150 on the dark web, but only undercover analysts paid any attention.
Employee allegedly stole government spyware and hid it under his bed
Spyware that’s supposed to be sold to governments was stolen and hidden under a mattress while it was offered for sale on the dark web.
Fake Bitcoin exchange traps drug dealers on the dark web
As around 35 alleged drug vendors have found out to their cost, you never know who you’ll meet on the dark web. In the case of the customers of one money laundering operation, it turned out to be agents working for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Dark Web drug dealer betrayed by his beard, pleads guilty
The Dream Market’s lustrously bearded ‘OxyMonster’ is facing a 20 year prison sentence.
The Man on the Train: Caught with his phishing loot
How does it end for phishing attackers who get caught? In a case that’s been working its way through the British courts since last September, the unusual answer is in the first-class carriage of a train travelling between Wales and London.
5 million credit cards exposed in Saks and Lord & Taylor data breach
A Dark Web monitoring company announced the breach via Twitter on April Fool’s Day, but it wasn’t a joke.
Uber mistake leaves hundreds of drivers’ personal information exposed
Controversial taxi firm Uber accidentally exposed the personal details of hundreds of its drivers on Tuesday following the introduction of its new “Uber Partner” app.
3 ways to get busted on the Dark Web
While it’s true that it’s hard to see in the dark, it’s not impossible to find things and over the last few years plenty of people who thought that Tor was a cloak of invisibility have come a cropper.
Dark Web market Agora suspends operations due to Tor vulnerability
The temporary move is meant to forestall potential attacks that could expose server IP addresses.