Threat Hunting June 8, 2022

World’s largest Darknet market shut down, $25 million in bitcoin seized

2 min read - On April 5, German authorities announced the takedown of the Hydra marketplace, the world’s largest darknet market trading in illicit drugs, cyberattack tools, forged documents and stolen data. The criminal operation, with about 17 million customer accounts, raked in billions…

Advanced Threats July 28, 2020

Darknet Cybersecurity: How Finance Institutions Can Defend Themselves

4 min read - Financial firms continue to move to digital-first deployments, as retail branches close, and people shift to remote work. This shift makes understanding and preventing even common darknet, or dark web, threats a priority. Financial cybersecurity investment institutions need to understand…

Intelligence & Analytics January 30, 2020

The Case for Integrating Dark Web Intelligence Into Your Daily Operations

4 min read - Some of the best intelligence a decision-maker can obtain comes straight from the belly of the beast. That's why dark web intelligence can be incredibly valuable to your security operations center.

CISO November 21, 2019

How Old-School Hackers Are Enabling the Next Generation of Offensive Security Professionals

6 min read - Despite hackers' successes, we're still being mistaken for criminals in hoodies — a misconception that has helped keep the skills gap, especially when it comes to offensive security, as wide as ever.

Risk Management November 4, 2019

Security Supply and Demand: An Economic Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Management

4 min read - Effective cybersecurity risk management boosts infosec supply and reduces cost demands, but it isn't a purely technological venture. Here's how economic theory can help reduce total risk.

October 1, 2019

Masad Stealer Exploits Telegram in Cryptocurrency Theft Campaign

2 min read - A malware strain dubbed Masad Stealer is using the Telegram messaging app to steal cryptocurrency by accessing browser passwords and clipboard information, security researchers learned.

Intelligence & Analytics September 19, 2019

Night Vision: Navigating the Darknet for Improved Threat Intelligence

4 min read - Securely accessing the darknet can help organizations overhear criminal conversations, find actionable data, look for evidence of compromise, build better defenses and uncover critical user risks.

Intelligence & Analytics September 10, 2019

10 Surprisingly Bright Spots on the Darknet

4 min read - The darknet isn't all creepy, illegal content. In between criminal marketplaces and hacker forums, there's a few hidden websites that exist for legitimate purposes.

Advanced Threats August 29, 2019

More_eggs, Anyone? Threat Actor ITG08 Strikes Again

14 min read - X-Force IRIS observed ITG08, which has historically targeted POS machines in the retail and hospitality sectors, injecting malicious code into online checkout pages to steal payment card data.

Threat Intelligence July 22, 2019

The Dark Web Market Is Moving Toward IaaS and MaaS — Here’s Why

4 min read - The dark web market is shifting from commodities to cybercrime services such as infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and malware-as-a-service (MaaS), creating benefits and challenges for security teams.