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Massive Internet Identity Theft Marketplace Shut Down by Feds
On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced that a group of darkweb domains, collectively known as the SSNDOB Marketplace, had been taken offline. The websites were reportedly used to sell data like individuals’ names, Social Security numbers, and birthdates — predominately targeting those in the U.S.
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Someone Is Running Hundreds of Malicious Servers on the Tor Network and Might Be De-Anonymizing Users
New research shows that someone has been running hundreds of malicious servers on the Tor network, potentially in an attempt to de-anonymize users and unmask their web activity. As first reported by The Record, the activity would appear to be emanating from one particular user who shows signs of persistent, sophisticated use, with the resources…
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Child Sexual Abuse Site With 400,000 Users Shut Down by a Multinational Task Force
An international task force has shut down a large-scale dark web child sexual abuse platform, along with several similarly aligned dark web chat sites. According to an announcement from Germany’s Central Office for Combating Internet Crime (ZIT), “Boystown” had 400,000 registered users and was “one of Europe’s most prolific child sexual abuse platforms on the…
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Lesbian Necromancers in Space Will Break Your Heart
Forgive me, but Tamsyn Muir’s incredible debut, Gideon the Ninth, absolutely ruined me last year. The novel racked up a lot of accolades, and Muir has followed it up with a breathtaking sequel — Harrow the Ninth — that will disgust, amuse, and maybe even titillate you, and then break your heart all over again.…