2020 was a year of instability around the world, and the darknet was not unaffected. COVID-19 had a large part to play in the turmoil of the cybercriminal underworld, as drug vendors had their supply chains disrupted. Delays in both international and domestic transport led to many vendors temporarily halting their operations. Beyond the pandemic, …
The darknet is often characterised as an autonomous entity, detached from the economic and social realities affecting the clearnet. This view is reinforced by the popular but flawed iceberg analogy: where the clearnet is the small tip of the iceberg, and the darknet is the bulk hidden below, dangerous to the boats floating above but …
COVID-19 Cybersecurity Update The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned users about scam coronavirus (COVID-19) contact tracing texts. There has been an increasing number of SMiShing messages asking users to click a malicious link. The FTC claims that clicking the link will download software onto the device, enabling scammers access to personal and financial …
Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly – 26 May 2020 Read More »
Drugs, guns, credit card details and malware are what most people typically associate with the darknet. All of which are certainly present. But market volatility is one feature of the darknet which is less frequently discussed. Ever since Silk Road was shut down by the FBI in 2013, darknet markets have come and gone, rising …
