How To securely Erase a Hard Drive
You may for some reason decide to completely wipe your hard disk drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD) to ensure your data does not fall into the wrong hands. Formatting your drive will delete all…
Day: October 24, 2023
Australian Vendor DopdamineDealer Busted
Police in South Australia arrested and charged a 25-year-old man suspected of distributing large quantities of drugs through the dark web and laundering the proceeds. According to South Australia Police (SAPOL), the 25-year-old man from…
NLBrute Malware Developer Pleads Guilty
The Russian man accused of creating, using, and selling NLBrute, a brute-forcing tool, has pleaded guilty. According to court documents, from at least June 2016 to January 2019, 28-year-old Dariy Pankov also known as "dpxaker"…
Finnish market Piilopuoti taken down
Authorities in Finland announced the seizure of the servers of "Piilopuoti," a Finnish-language dark web marketplace. The seizure of the market, that has been in operation since May 2022, was announced by Finnish Customs. The…
French Hacker Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
A French computer science student linked to the ShinyHunters hacker group admitted he was involved in the sale of databases stolen from companies all over the world. According to court documents, from at least November…
Australian Vendor Utopia Busted
Police in Australia arrested and charged a duo accused of conspiring in the distribution of large quantities of drugs through the dark web. According to a press release by the Victoria police, 42-year-old Lucas Raymond…
Canadian Drugs Vendor bust
John Nicholas Allen-Simec, 37, of Halifax, is accused of distributing ketamine, MDMA, Xanax, and other drugs throughout Canada and the United States via an undisclosed vendor profile.The Nova Scotia RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime…
North Texas man found guilty of selling fentanyl on the dark web and faces up to 80 years in prison
In July 2016 Shaughnessy was arrested after an undercover operation revealed that he was selling fentanyl and other drugs over the dark web. A man Sean Shaughnessy, 55, of North texas was found guilty on…