Researchers have developed an #AI model trained with data from the Darknet – DarkBERT's source are hackers, cybercriminals, and the politically persecuted.
Researchers have developed DarkBERT, a language model pretrained on dark web data, to help cybersecurity pros extract cyber threat intelligence (CTI) from the Internet’s virtual underbelly.
📨 Latest issue of my curated #cybersecurity and #infosec list of resources for week #19/2023 is out! It includes, but not only:
‣ New Phishing-as-a-Service Platform Lets Cybercriminals Generate Convincing #Phishing Pages
‣ #Netgear Routers' Flaws Expose Users to #Malware, Remote Attacks, and Surveillance
‣ 🇮🇹 🏎️ #WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposed #Ferrari Website to Hackers
‣ 🇯🇵 🚗 #Toyota Japan exposed data on millions of vehicles for a decade
‣ 📨 #Microsoft patches bypass for recently fixed Outlook zero-click bug
‣ 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 IRS gives #Ukraine tools to expose Russian oligarchs hiding riches in #crypto exchanges
‣ 🇨🇭 Multinational tech firm #ABB hit by Black Basta #ransomware attack
‣ 🐥 #Twitter Finally Rolling Out Encrypted Direct Messages — Starting with Verified Users
‣ 🇺🇸 Cybersecurity firm #Dragos discloses cybersecurity incident, extortion attempt
‣ 🇰🇵 North Korean hackers breached major hospital in Seoul to steal data
‣ 🇺🇸 #Google Now Lets US Users Search #DarkWeb for Their Gmail ID
‣ 🇺🇸 #IBM Delivers Roadmap for Transition to Quantum-safe #Cryptography
‣ 🇪🇸 Spanish police dismantle phishing operation linked to crime ring
‣ 🇺🇸 Microsoft #PatchTuesday: 40 Vulnerabilities, 2 Zero-Days
‣ 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of the Snake Malware Network Controlled by #Russia's Federal Security Service
‣ 🇺🇸 Feds seize 13 more DDoS-for-hire platforms in ongoing international crackdown
‣ #MSI Data Breach: Private Code Signing Keys Leaked on the Dark Web
‣ 🇮🇷 Microsoft: Iranian hacking groups join #Papercut attack spree
📚 This week's recommended reading is: "The Pentester BluePrint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker" by @phillipwylie and @crowgirl
📨 Latest issue of my curated #cybersecurity and #infosec list of resources for week #18/2023 is out! It includes, but not only:
‣ 🇷🇺 🇫🇷 Pro-Russian Hackers Claim Downing of French Senate Website
‣ New #Android FluHorse #malware steals your passwords, 2FA codes
‣ 🇰🇵 Kimsuky hackers use new recon tool to find security gaps
‣ Why Robot Vacuums Have Cameras (and What to Know About Them)
‣ Researchers Discover 3 Vulnerabilities in #Microsoft#Azure API Management Service
‣ #Cisco phone adapters vulnerable to RCE attacks, no fix available
‣ 🇺🇸 Coming to DEF CON 31: Hacking AI models
‣ 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian hackers use #WinRAR to wipe #Ukraine state agency’s data
‣ #Facebook disrupts new #NodeStealer information-stealing malware
‣ 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 Russian national charged for role in stolen credit card verification scheme
‣ 🇺🇸 Court Rules in Favor of Merck in $1.4 Billion Insurance Claim Over #NotPetya Cyberattack
‣ 💸 When it comes to online scams, ‘#ChatGPT is the new #crypto’
‣ #Google starts rolling out passkey support for Google Accounts
‣ 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 FBI seizes 9 crypto exchanges used to launder #ransomware payments
‣ 🇪🇺 288 #darkweb vendors arrested in major marketplace seizure
‣ 🇰🇷 #Samsung Bans Staff’s AI Use After Spotting ChatGPT Data Leak
‣ 🎙️ Decipher Security Podcast: @Weld and @spacerog
‣ 🇷🇺 New ‘Lobshot’ hVNC Malware Used by Russian Cybercriminals
‣ T-Mobile discloses second #databreach since the start of 2023
‣ 🇻🇳 Vietnamese Threat Actor Infects 500,000 Devices Using 'Malverposting' Tactics
‣ 🇮🇷 ‘BouldSpy’ Android Malware Used in Iranian Government Surveillance Operations
‣ 🇺🇦 Hackers use fake ‘Windows Update’ guides to target Ukrainian govt
I was doing a lot of darknet research when a load of the drug markets were taken down, it was fascinating to see how drug markers regrouped after. I also find it fascinating how people thought crypto was a safe anonymous bet for payment for illegal goods and now they are just able to walk back through and pick people up 😂😂 https://www.wired.com/story/operation-spector-dark-web-busts/#crypto#darkweb@runasand and I wrote a paper on the ethics of researching Tor hidden services, I still send people to it today!