June 02, 2020

Hacker posts database stolen from Dark Net free hosting provider DH

Some 7,600 dark-web sites were obliterated in an attack on the most popular provider of .onion free hosting services, Daniel's Hosting.

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October 18, 2019

Bitcoin money trail leads cops to ‘world’s largest’ child abuse site

The Darknet server running the site, "Welcome to Video", and the website's convicted admin were tracked down by a global police force.

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October 01, 2019

Darknet hosting provider in underground NATO bunker busted

Police overcame not only digital defenses of the "bulletproof" provider CyberBunker but also barbed wire fences and surveillance cams.

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November 21, 2018

Hackers erase 6,500 sites from the Dark Web in one attack

Dark Web hosting company Daniel's Hosting was wiped out, taking down about 30% of the Dark Web's operational and active hidden services.

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April 07, 2016

Couple hosting Tor exit node raided by cops investigating child abuse

Two privacy activists were raided by police after child abuse traffic was allegedly traced from their house, where they run a Tor exit node.

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January 18, 2016

Ross Ulbricht appeals Silk Road conviction – did he get a fair trial?

Lawyers for Ross Ulbricht filed an appeal last week, arguing that the evidence against him was tainted by corrupt law enforcement agents.

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January 12, 2016

Newsflash: Tor can be used for good – just ask these journalists

ProPublica became the first major news organization to launch a .onion site on the Tor Network. Can it help persuade people that hidden services on the dark web can be used for good?

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December 31, 2015

Naked Security’s top 10 most popular stories of 2015

From security bugs, via the Dark Web, to viral social media posts gone wrong, here are the Top 10 Naked Security stories of 2015. Bet you can't guess which story made #1!

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December 03, 2015

Robot that was “busted” for buying drugs on the Dark Web is back

Random Darknet Shopper, an experimental bot that purchases random objects on the Dark Web, is back from hiatus.

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