Welcome, cyber adventurers, to a journey through the digital shadows, where whispers of a hidden realm known as the dark web echo in the…

You might have heard horror stories about hackers, breaches, shadow government activity, and hacktivism happening in this world. All of…

By Lily Hay Newman, Cybersecurity Reporter for Wired

German authorities shut down the crypto-swapping platform eXch, a hub for laundering illicit funds, and seized €34 million in cryptocurrencies after tracing stolen Bybit funds.

OFAC sanctioned Russia's Aeza Group, a bulletproof hosting provider, and its executives for enabling ransomware, infostealers (Meduza, Lumma), and darknet drug trafficking operations globally.

Introduction

Abacus Market, once the largest Western darknet marketplace, has disappeared with an estimated $300M+ in crypto. Users suspect an exit scam, but a covert law enforcement operation isn't ruled out.

MI6 has launched Silent Courier, a darknet portal and YouTube channel that allows anyone to securely and anonymously contact British intelligence.

Pro-Iranian group Handala claims to have compromised Spacecom's ground stations and leaked 379GB of data, though satellite control systems appear safe.

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•By Douglas Brian Neves

German authorities arrested Martin S., a dual national, for allegedly running a darknet site that published hit lists of politicians and solicited crypto bounties for attacks.