Intelligence & Analytics March 30, 2023

And stay out! Blocking backdoor break-ins

4 min read - Backdoor access was the most common threat vector in 2022. According to the 2023 IBM Security X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, 21% of incidents saw the use of backdoors, outpacing perennial compromise favorite ransomware, which came in at just 17%. The…

Risk Management January 30, 2023

How the Silk Road affair changed law enforcement

4 min read - The Silk Road was the first modern dark web marketplace, an online place for anonymously buying and selling illegal products and services using Bitcoin. Ross Ulbricht created The Silk Road in 2011 and operated it until 2013 when the FBI…

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.

August 27, 2019

Nemty Ransomware Included Strongly Worded Message to AV Companies

2 min read - A sample of the Nemty ransomware family hid a strongly worded message directed at the antivirus industry within its code.

Intelligence & Analytics June 28, 2019

7 Ways the Hidden World of the Darknet Is Evolving

5 min read - As the darknet slips further underneath the surface, it's time for the enterprise to look deeper than surface-level cyberthreat intelligence.

May 28, 2019

Sodinokibi Ransomware Fixes Scaling Issues, Targets Large Enterprises

2 min read - Recent variants of Sodinokibi accounted for scaling issues as the ransomware family steadily moves to target large enterprises.

May 7, 2019

Retefe Banking Trojan Returns With Smoke Loader as Its Intermediate Loader

2 min read - The Retefe banking Trojan has resumed its activity with a new series of attack campaigns that leverage Smoke Loader as an intermediate loader.

Data Protection April 9, 2018

What Is the Dark Web and Why Would Businesses Use It?

4 min read - What is the Dark Web, besides an underground haven for cybercriminals to exchange ideas and illicit data anonymously? It can also be a valuable tool for security teams looking to share threat data.

November 7, 2017

Anonymity Gone Awry: New TorMoil Vulnerability Leaks User IPs

2 min read - A new vulnerability called TorMoil exploits a browser flaw to bypass security relays and expose real IP addresses belonging to Tor users.