It went down in flames, with a rogue admin blackmailing vendors and buyers and leaking login credentials and the IP address.
Tag Archives: Tor
Mozilla bug throws Tor Browser users into chaos
A Mozilla bug has made everyone’s Firefox addons ‘untrustworthy’ – including turning off the important NoScript security feature in Tor.
Firefox picks up advertiser-dodging tech from Tor
Letterboxing comes straight from the Tor browser, and will help Firefox users avoid advertisers that follow them around the web.
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.
Cyber tormentor leaves a trail that lands him 17.5 years
Ryan S. Lin pleaded guilty to cyberstalking, distribution of child abuse imagery, hoax bomb threats, computer fraud and abuse, and ID theft.
Dark web sites could be exposed by routine slip-up
A simple misconfiguration could expose the IP addresses of dark web sites.
Top dark web drug vendors nabbed by ‘Operation Darkness Falls’
The DoJ announced arrests, charges and guilty pleas as part of Operation Darkness Falls, which involved several government agencies.
Adblocking and browser privacy can be bypassed, researchers find
Virtually every desktop browser and adblocker can have its ad-tracking privacy or security bypassed by at least one software technique, a new study has found.
How Bitcoin and the Dark Web hide SamSam in plain sight
Bitcoin and the Dark Web are familiar terms, but what are they and how do they help SamSam operate in plain sight?
Tor-linked nonprofit raided by police
They were after the authors behind a blog calling for violent protests but didn’t even bother with the authors’ email provider.