A fake VPN in this scheme doesn’t work as a way to bypass censorship; it’s a trap for people trying to hide from surveillance. Analysts at Insikt Group, the research arm of Recorded Future, identified new infrastructure used by the TAG-182 group to distribute the spyware tool MarkiRAT to...
A Nigerian national was sentenced to eight years in prison for his involvement in a series of spearphishing attacks targeting US tax preparation businesses since 2019. 40-year-old Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu (also known as Chukwuemeka Victor Eletuo and So Kwan Leung) has pleaded guilty to...
North Korean hackers are using a post-quantum cryptographic mechanism to secure malicious payload delivery in new operations that combine old and new malware. The campaign targets South Korean organizations through a “rather complex” infection chain. Researchers at cybersecurity company...
Law enforcement agencies have disrupted nearly 11,000 cybercriminal networks and arrested more than 1,400 people in Operation Serengeti III, which targeted business email compromise, ransomware, and online scams. Coordinated by Interpol, the operation involved authorities from 21 countries and...
Anonymity is not a tool or a setting. It's a set of solutions that must work together. Most issues arise not from a lack of technology, but from misunderstanding how these elements interplay. Below are common systemic errors that often lead to de-anonymization.
1. Lack of Separation of...
Initially, the Telegram company allegedly didn't hand over encryption keys to law enforcement agencies. This formed the basis for a marketing campaign as a messenger that won't betray you. A significant portion of the shadow business (dealers, scammers, service providers, etc) settled in...
Tor Browser is often described as a browser for anonymity. That's almost true, but with caveats that determine security. Tor doesn't make you invisible and doesn't replace common sense, but it does protect well against a whole class of observers: ISPs, public Wi‑Fi networks, advertising networks...
Public Wi‑Fi in cafes, airports and hotels is a high‑risk area. Even if a network is password‑protected, that offers no guarantee your data is safe. Hackers can easily intercept your traffic, spoof DNS responses, or create a clone network with a name similar to the official one to steal bank...