US Criminal Court hit by Conti ransomware; critical data at risk

By Waqas Conti ransomware operators attacked the Fourth District Court of Louisiana and posted proof of attack on the Dark Web. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Criminal Court hit by Conti ransomware; critical data at risk...

Report: Pandemic caused significant shift in buyer appetite in the dark web

Last year, credentials for PayPal, Facebook, and Airbnb were among the top goods on high demand in the dark web, aka the Internets underground market. But due to the COVID-19 outbreak, with most of the worldwide population sheltering, working, and studying indoors, many facets of life have made a...

The U.S. Secret Service Selects Tom Kellermann to Serve on Inaugural Cyber Investigations Advisory Board

Cybersecurity has become a recurring global news headline. From ransomware to data breaches, cyberattacks continue to be one of the biggest threats to both the private and public sectors. Earlier this year, the FBI reported a 400 percent increase in cybercrime1. And for the public sector, this is...

Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part I

At the height of his cybercriminal career, the hacker known as "Hieupc" was earning $125,000 a month running a bustling identity theft service that siphoned consumer dossiers from some of the worlds top data brokers. That is, until his greed and ambition played straight into an elaborate snare se...

Dark Web’s Empire market down for days after massive DDoS attack

By Waqas A look at the official URL and mirrors of the Empire market indicates that the marketplace is down. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark Webs Empire market down for days after massive DDoS attack...

Man sought dark web hitman to murder child victim of sexual abuse

By Waqas The dark web hitman for hire website turned out to scam. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man sought dark web hitman to murder child victim of sexual abuse...

Hundreds of Uber Eats User records leaked on Dark Web

By Zara Khan User records of Uber Eats, an American online food ordering service, have been leaked by... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hundreds of Uber Eats User records leaked on Dark Web...

Teens arrested after paying Bitcoin to watch livestream abuse & murder

By Waqas The tale of dark web's disturbing Red Room has been revealed by... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Teens arrested after paying Bitcoin to watch livestream abuse & murder...

Threat Actors Introduce Unique ‘Newbie’ Hacker Forum

A well-known private hacking forum has recently become more inclusive, introducing a new platform to help newbie threat actors flourish and hone their expertise, research has found. The discovery is unique, as private hacker forums tend to be the exclusive province of elite cybercriminals. Digita...

Tax Day Fraud: “Identity Theft Subscriptions” in High Demand on the Dark Web

With billions of stolen usernames, passwords, banking information and more circulating on the dark web, identity theft is an evolving and lucrative business, one notorious for exploiting vulnerable times and vulnerable populations. COVID-19 was no exception, opening up a world of new opportunitie...

142 million MGM customers’ data sold on dark web marketplace

By Deeba Ahmed The hacker has put up for sale around 142,479,937 records on sale on a prominent dark web marketplace. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 142 million MGM customers' data sold on dark web marketplace...

Leaked Details of 142 Million MGM Hotel Guests Found for Sale Online

Researchers have found 142 million personal details from former guests at the MGM Resorts hotels for sale on the dark web, evidence that a data leak from the hotel chain last summer may be far bigger in scope than previously thought. An advertisement on a hacker forum has put 142,479,937 details...

Leaked Details of 142 Million MGM Hotel Guests Found for Sale on Dark Web

Researchers have found 142 million personal details from former guests at the MGM Resorts hotels for sale on the Dark Web, evidence that a data leak from the hotel chain last summer may be far bigger in scope than previously thought. An advertisement on a hacker forum has put 142,479,937 details...

Breached Data Indexer ‘Data Viper’ Hacked

Data Viper, a security startup that provides access to some 15 billion usernames, passwords and other information exposed in more than 8,000 website breaches, has itself been hacked and its user database posted online. The hackers also claim they are selling on the dark web roughly 2 billion...

15 Billion Stolen Logins Are Circulating on the Dark Web

Plus: Facebook's Roger Stone takedown, the BlueLeaks server seizure, and more of the week's top security news...

15 billion credentials from 100,000 data breaches sold on dark web

By Deeba Ahmed The report was compiled after gathering advertisements... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 15 billion credentials from 100,000 data breaches sold on dark web...

Keeper Threat Group Rakes in $7M from Hundreds of Compromised E-Commerce Sites

Since its launch three years ago, the Keeper threat group has compromised more than 570 e-commerce websites, from online liquor stores to Apple product resellers. And experts warn of future, increasingly sophisticated attacks against online merchants worldwide. The Keeper group, a faction of the...

Credit-Card Skimmer Has Unlikely Target: Microsoft ASP.NET Sites

Researchers have identified a credit-card skimming campaign that’s been active since mid-April that has a rather specific and unusual target: ASP.NET-based websites running on Microsoft Internet Information Services IIS servers. New research from Malwarebytes Labs recently uncovered the campaign,...

COVID-19 ‘Breach Bubble’ Waiting to Pop?

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it harder for banks to trace the source of payment card data stolen from smaller, hacked online merchants. On the plus side, months of quarantine have massively decreased demand for account information that thieves buy and use to create physical counterfeit credit...

'Cardplanet' Operator Sentenced to 9 Years for Selling Stolen Credit Cards

A cybercriminal responsible for running a “carding” website on the Dark Web is going to federal prison for nine years for selling stolen consumer payment information. Aleksei Burkov, a Russian national, was the operator of a website called “Cardplanet” that sold hundreds of thousands of debit- an...