Some 7,600 dark-web sites were obliterated in an attack on the most popular provider of .onion free hosting services, Daniel’s Hosting.
Tag Archives: DarkNet
Bitcoin money trail leads cops to ‘world’s largest’ child abuse site
The Darknet server running the site, “Welcome to Video”, and the website’s convicted admin were tracked down by a global police force.
Darknet hosting provider busted in underground NATO bunker
Police overcame not only digital defenses of the “bulletproof” provider CyberBunker but also barbed wire fences and surveillance cams.
Dark Web hosting provider hacked, 6,500 sites erased
The database of the popular Daniel’s Hosting was wiped out and all accounts deleted, taking down 30% of all hidden services.
Law enforcement is learning to navigate the Dark Web
Police from 11 countries got to role-play as vendors, buyers and admins on a virtual Darknet, replete with illicit marketplaces and cryptocurrencies.
Adult FriendFinder hacked, users’ intimate details exposed on Dark Web
Adult FriendFinder, a website billed as a way for people to “find friends, sex, flings and hookups,” has had a serious data breach. Now millions of people who thought they were using a discrete service to find casual sex have had their private information exposed online.
Police seize robot and its shopping, including drugs, master keys and stash can
“The Random Darknet Shopper” robot enjoyed a 3-month shopping spree on the Darknet, which included ordering 10 tablets of 120mg MDMA.
GCHQ and police team up to hunt down child abusers on the darknet
A major crackdown on child-abuse imagery includes a new law making it illegal for an adult to send a sexual communication to a child. 