Germany Jails Operators of ‘Cyberbunker’ Darknet Hub
The so-called cyberbunker in southwestern Germany had allegedly been used to operate darknet networks such as “Wall Street Market” and “Fraudsters”, which have since been shut down. A court in Trier sentenced the main defendant, a Dutchman, to five years and nine months in jail. Six other defendants were sentenced to prison terms ranging from…
Data enrichment records for 200 million people up for sale on the Darknet
Full data enrichment profiles for more than 200 million people have been placed up for sale on the Darknet. The person offering the files claims the data is from Experian, and is looking to get $600 for everything. Details of this incident came to Salted Hash via the secure drop at Peerlyst, where someone uploaded…
Collaborative defense, the shift from ‘what’ to ‘how’
Boston—Cybersecurity experts and those new to the space gathered together at the Federal Reserve Bank to join the Advanced Cyber Security Center (ACSC) for Massachusetts Cybersecurity 2.0: Preparing for the Next Wave of Cyber Challenges. Whether it’s securing self-driving cars, cloud computing, or exposing criminals in the Darknet, the industry will face many challenges in…