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Dark web Empire Market still down after 3 days. DDoS attack or exit scam?

Security Affairs

The dark web marketplace Empire Market has been down for at least 3 days, two of the possible reasons, an exit scam or a prolonged DDoS attack. The cause is still unclear, someone blames a prolonged denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, while some users suspect an exit scam. DDoS attack or exit scam?

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A week in security (October 7 – October 13)

Malwarebytes

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Modern TVs have “unprecedented capabilities for surveillance and manipulation,” group reveals Internet Archive suffers data breach and DDoS Google Search user interface: A/B testing shows security concerns remain AI girlfriend site breached, user fantasies stolen MoneyGram confirms customer data breach Exposing (..)

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Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part IV: Cryptocrime

Krebs on Security

On June 6, 2021, Conti underling “ Begemot ” pitched Stern on a scheme to rip off a bunch of people mining virtual currencies, by launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a cryptocurrency mining pool. We release ddos. From the main problem points, this is the implementation of Ipv6 DDoS.”

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When Getting Phished Puts You in Mortal Danger

Krebs on Security

But falling for some phishing scams, like those currently targeting Russians searching online for organizations that are fighting the Kremlin war machine, can cost you your freedom or your life. Many successful phishing attacks result in a financial loss or malware infection.

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Dutch police dismantled dual dark web market ‘Bohemia/Cannabia’

Security Affairs

. “The Dutch police have conducted a cybercrime investigation into the large dual dark web market ‘Bohemia/Cannabia’ This was a dark web market where illegal goods, such as drugs, and DDoS attacks were offered. It is the largest and longest running international dark web market of all time worldwide.”

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Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud

Krebs on Security

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. Image: SentinelOne.com.

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Friday Five: The Top 10 Misconfigurations, Hacktivism in the Middle East, USPS Phishing Scams, & More

Digital Guardian

This past week was marked by an increase of DDoS attacks, hacktivism, elaborate phishing scams, and more. Catch up on all of these stories and more in this week’s Friday Five!

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