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The Deep Web: Shutdowns, New Sites, New Tools

  • Posted on:March 10, 2015 at 10:22 am
  • Posted in:Bad Sites
  • Author:
    Vincenzo Ciancaglini (Senior Threat Researcher)
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2014 was a year in flux for the Deep Web. We briefly discussed this in our annual security roundup, but this is a topic worth exploring in some detail. In late 2013, the operator of the Silk Road marketplace, Ross Ulbricht (also known as Dread Pirate Roberts) was arrested, and recently he was convicted on various charges…

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Tags: Deep WebI2P networkOperation Onymoussilk road

Flattening Bitcoin: What is Transaction Malleability?

  • Posted on:February 20, 2014 at 8:05 am
  • Posted in:Bad Sites
  • Author:
    Ben April (Threat Researcher)
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The past few weeks have not been good for Bitcoin. Mt. Gox shut down withdrawals due to concerns over transaction malleability. The same flaw was reportedly used to loot more than 4,000 BTC (worth more than 2.7 million US dollars) from Silk Road 2.0 Deep Web marketplace. These stories, together with others that have shaken…

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Tags: bitcoinDeep Websilk roadtransaction malleability

The Boys are Back in Town: Deep Web Marketplaces Back Online

  • Posted on:November 8, 2013 at 12:21 pm
  • Posted in:Bad Sites
  • Author:
    Vincenzo Ciancaglini (Senior Threat Researcher)
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While Ross Ulbricht, the accused operator of the first Silk Road Marketplace, remains in trial in New York, a new version of the deep web site, named Silk Road 2.0, has been launched yesterday. The launch was announced through the Twitter account of Dread Pirate Roberts, the pseudonym Ulbricht allegedly used while operating the site. Figure…

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Tags: Deep Webdeepwebsilk roadTor

Dutch TorRAT Threat Actors Arrested

  • Posted on:October 27, 2013 at 7:40 pm
  • Posted in:Malware
  • Author:
    Feike Hacquebord (Senior Threat Researcher)
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Four men were arrested a week ago in the Netherlands for spreading the so-called TorRAT malware. This malware only targeted Dutch speaking users and utilized the Tor for is command and control (C&C) servers. Its primary goal was financial theft from online banking accounts. Our Threat Encyclopedia entry for TROJ_INJECT.LMV provides a more in-depth description of…

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Tags: cybercrimeDeep Weblaw enforcementMevadeSamArtsilk roadTorRAT

Cybercrime in the Deep Web

  • Posted on:October 4, 2013 at 6:11 am
  • Posted in:Bad Sites
  • Author:
    Robert McArdle (Senior Threat Researcher)
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Earlier, we published a blog post talking about the recent shut down of the Silk Road marketplace. There, we promised to release a new white paper looking at cybercrime activity on the Deep Web in more detail. This paper can now be found on our site here. While the Deep Web has often been uniquely associated…

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Tags: Deep WebdeepwebRussian undergroundsilk roadunderground
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