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Police bust alleged operator of Bitcoin mixing service Helix

February 17, 2020 0 Comments alphabay, bitcoin, bitcoin mixer, bitcoin taint, bitcoin tumbler, bitmixer, BTC-e, chainalysis, cryptocurrency, dark net, dark web, drugs, grams, helix, larry harmon, Law & order, Money Laundering, narcotics, ohio

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 11:45:49 +0000

The Ohio man is charged with running a Bitcoin mixer to launder over $300m—now worth $3.6b—on behalf of Dark Net crooks trying to hide out.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/wxaX5m7CMuw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Lottery hacker gets 9 months for his £5 cut of the loot

January 14, 2020 0 Comments anwar batson, automated password guessing, brute force, brute force attack, brute force tool, computer misuse act 1990, cracking, credential stuffing, daniel thompson, dark web, data loss, edwin salter, hacking tool, idris akinwunmi, Law & order, lottery, national lottery, password reuse, Privacy, rosegold, security threats, sentence, sentry mba, stolen credentials, uk, user credentials

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:18:57 +0000

We don’t care how little you made from your crimes, the judge said. We care that you went after an outfit that gives a ton to charities.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/MQxKTz5FL8E” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (October 14 – 20)

October 21, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, amazon, dark web, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic abuse survivors, domestic violence, facebook, facial recognition, Instagram, jackpot, jackpotting, kindle, Mark Zuckerberg, national cybersecurity awareness month, national domestic violence awareness month, oracle, password, passwords, phish, phishing, phishing scam, Ransomware, Tor, tor browser, us customs and border enforcement, vpn, Vulnerabilities, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:45:45 +0000

Cybersecurity news for October 14 – 20, including the future of the password, the lingering threat of ransomware, and new security features from Instagram.

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Hackers hack card details from BriansClub carding site

October 17, 2019 0 Comments breach, Brian Krebs, briansclub, carding sites, dark market, dark web, data loss, hackers hacked, hacking back, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:06:06 +0000

They stole 26 million credit cards from the massive black market site, and now financial institutions are ensuring the cards can’t be abused.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/RIxUWTXL53k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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S2 Ep12: Dark Web, O.MG Cable spying and securing new laptops – Naked Security Podcast

October 11, 2019 0 Comments children online, dark web, Naked Security Podcast, online safety, Podcast, podcasts

Credit to Author: Alice Duckett| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:58:13 +0000

Listen to the latest episode now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oPZOvi9QmuE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Darknet hosting provider in underground NATO bunker busted

October 1, 2019 0 Comments acechemstore, Botnet, bulletproof, cannabis road, cyberbunker, Cybercrime, dark web, darknet, data center, data loss, Denial of Service, fraudsters, germany, hosting provider, Law & order, lifestyle pharma, malware, mirai, nato, netherlands, orangechemicals, organized crime, Server, Spam, spamhaus, traben-trarbach, wall street market

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:41:45 +0000

Police overcame not only digital defenses of the “bulletproof” provider CyberBunker but also barbed wire fences and surveillance cams.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/mdF0Y34b2RU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Darknet hosting provider busted in underground NATO bunker

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:41:45 +0000

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300 shades of gray: a look into free mobile VPN apps

September 10, 2019 0 Comments Android, anonymity, Apple App Store, black mirror, CDT, centennials, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, CSIRO, dark web, DNS hijacking, DNS leak, emerging markets, encryption, fake av, free, free VPN, Global Web Index, GlobalWebIndex, Google Play Store, Guideline 5.4, Hotspot Shield, Hotspot Shield complaint, Innet VPN, iOS, IPv6 leak, KilpVip, Luminati, malvertising, millenials, mobile VPN apps, motivations for VPN usage, MyMobileSecure, Netflix, onion browser, Privacy, Queen Mary University of London, risk-free, Rob Mardisalu, rogueware, Sapienza University of Rome, Secnet VPN, Simon Migliano, TheBestVPN, top 20 VPN apps, Top10VPN, transparency, UC Berkeley, University of South Wales, virtual private networks, vpn

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:41:45 +0000

Mobile VPN apps are one of the best tools for protecting user privacy. Unfortunately, a notable number of are deemed unsafe. Read on to find out how to assess the best mobile VPN for you.

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Court squeezes $1 million back from convicted phisher

August 27, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, Alpha bay, Courvoisier, cryptocurrency, dark web, data loss, Grant West, Law & order, MFA, Operation Draba, password reuse, passwords, phishing, security threats, strong passwords

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:56:31 +0000

Prolific phishing scammer Grant West has been sentenced to 10 years, 8 months, and reimbursement for victims.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/sHYkSkwLCAs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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4 ‘despicables’ jailed for running hidden worldwide child abuse forums

August 14, 2019 0 Comments Andrew R. Leslie, anonymizing services, Benjamin A. Faulkner, Brett A. Bedusek, child abuse, child abuse imagery, child abuse images, child exploitation, child porn, children, Cryptography, dark web, file encryption, Giftbox Exchange, hidden service, Law & order, Patrick D. Falte, pedophilia, pornography, Project Safe Childhood, sentencing, sexual abuse, Tor

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 10:18:51 +0000

So much for trusting the Tor network to hide their tracks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/W3IQrFPLq9A” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>