What is the dark web?

Most users interact with the internet through the web, and many of the threat actors we write about operate on the "dark web." Broadly speaking, the dark web is a small portion of the "deep web," where the deep web represents most of the Web. We know, its confusing -- lets walk through an example...

Microsoft Defender Flags Tor Browser as Win32/Malgent!MTB Malware

By Waqas Win32/Malgent!MTB is a generic detection that Microsoft Defender uses to identify Trojans that are designed to perform a variety of malicious actions on a computer. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft Defender Flags Tor Browser as Win32/Malgent!MTB Malware...

curl: CVE-2023-38545: socks5 heap buffer overflow

Vulnerability description not provided...

Cybercriminals Using New ASMCrypt Malware Loader to Fly Under the Radar

Threat actors are selling a new crypter and loader called ASMCrypt, which has been described as an "evolved version" of another loader malware known as DoubleFinger. "The idea behind this type of malware is to load the final payload without the loading process or the payload itself being detected...

‘Snatch’ Ransom Group Exposes Visitor IP Addresses

The victim shaming site operated by the Snatch ransomware group is leaking data about its true online location and internal operations, as well as the Internet addresses of its visitors, KrebsOnSecurity has found. The leaked data suggest that Snatch is one of several ransomware groups using paid...

Finnish Authorities Dismantle Notorious PIILOPUOTI Dark Web Drug Marketplace

Finnish law enforcement authorities have announced the takedown of PIILOPUOTI, a dark web marketplace that specialized in illegal narcotics trade since May 2022. "The site operated as a hidden service in the encrypted TOR network," the Finnish Customs aka Tulli said in a brief announcement on...

libwebp heap buffer overflow

[email protected] reports: Heap buffer overflow in WebP in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.187 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page. Chromium security severity: Critical The Tor browser is based on Firefox and GeckoView and uses al...

DorXNG - Next Generation DorX. Built By Dorks, For Dorks

DorXNG is a modern solution for harvesting OSINT data using advanced search engine operators through multiple upstream search providers. On the backend it leverages a purpose built containerized image of SearXNG, a self-hosted, hackable, privacy focused, meta-search engine. Our SearXNG...

Oracle Linux 6 : firefox (ELSA-2018-2693)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2018-2693 advisory. - Added fix for mozbz1348168/CVE-2017-5428 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory. Note...

Ukraine's CERT Thwarts APT28's Cyberattack on Critical Energy Infrastructure

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA on Tuesday said it thwarted a cyber attack against an unnamed critical energy infrastructure facility in the country. The intrusion, per the agency, started with a phishing email containing a link to a malicious ZIP archive that activates th...

Russian State-Backed 'Infamous Chisel' Android Malware Targets Ukrainian Military

Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S. on Thursday disclosed details of a mobile malware strain targeting Android devices used by the Ukrainian military. The malicious software, dubbed Infamous Chisel and attributed to a Russian...

Tor: 'Request English versions of web pages for enhanced privacy' keeps previous (grayed out) settings

The vulnerability allowed an attacker to identify users who had changed their language settings in the Tor Browser. By exploiting JavaScript and HTTP fingerprinting techniques, the attacker could determine the user's language preferences, even if the user had enabled the "Request English versions...

Advisory ROSA-SA-2023-2219

software: tor 0.4.6.10 OS: ROSA-CHROME packageevrstring: tor-0.4.6.10-2.src.rpm CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23589 BDU-ID: None CVE-Crit: MEDIUM CVE-DESC.: The SafeSocks option in Tor before version 0.4.7.13 has a logic error that can use the insecure SOCKS4 protocol, but not the secure SOCKS4a protocol, aka...

SOC-Multitool - A Powerful And User-Friendly Browser Extension That Streamlines Investigations For Security Professionals

Introducing SOC Multi-tool, a free and open-source browser extension that makes investigations faster and more efficient. Now available on the Chrome Web Store and compatible with all Chromium-based browsers such as Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Brave, and Opera. Now available on Chrome Web Store!...

Black Basta ransomware

What is Black Basta ransomware? Black Basta is a threat group that provides ransomware-as-a-service RaaS. The service is maintained by dedicated developers and is a highly efficient and professionally run operation; theres a TOR website that provides a victim login portal, a chat room, and a wall...

Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird contain a use-after-free vulnerability in SVG Animation, targeting Firefox and Tor browser users on Windows...

The vulnerability of the anonymous web browser Tor, related to improper cleaning or release of resources, allows a violator to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the anonymous web browser Tor is related to improper cleaning or release of resources. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to cause service failures...

CVE-2023-33982

Bramble Handshake Protocol BHP in Briar before 1.5.3 is not forward secure: eavesdroppers can decrypt network traffic between two accounts if they later compromise both accounts. NOTE: the eavesdropping is typically impractical because BHP runs over an encrypted session that uses the Tor hidden...

Design/Logic Flaw

Bramble Handshake Protocol BHP in Briar before 1.5.3 is not forward secure: eavesdroppers can decrypt network traffic between two accounts if they later compromise both accounts. NOTE: the eavesdropping is typically impractical because BHP runs over an encrypted session that uses the Tor hidden...

PT-2023-24616 · Briar · Briar

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Briar versions prior to 1.5.3 Description: The issue affects the Bramble Handshake Protocol BHP in Briar, allowing eavesdroppers to decrypt network traffic between two accounts if they later compromise both accounts. However, the eavesdroppin...