On Friday a federal judge sentenced Hayes to two years’ probation, after Hayes and BitMEX’s other founders were charged in 2020 with violating the Bank
Category: Privacy
The 20 Most Common Passwords Leaked on the Dark Web
Data breaches are at an all-time high. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) 2021 Annual Data Breach Report, there were 1,862 data breaches in 2021 — a
Introducing BusKill – The $20 USB Dead Man’s Switch For Your Laptop
/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/buskill_video_20211210_withCover_1024.webm The cable, named BusKill, was created by Michael Altfield, a software engineer and Linux sysadmin from Orlando, Florida. Michael first got his start at just age
CashApp, Venmo And Zelle Are Now Required To Report Transactions Above $600 To The IRS
Payment services such as CashApp, Venmo, and Zelle are now required to report transactions totaling $600 or more to the Internal Revenue Service. As of
Interview with Michael Altfield, The Mind Behind BusKill – The World’s First USB Kill Cord
Imagine you’re in a San Francisco public library. You’re accessing sensitive data on your laptop when you get distracted by a couple’s tiff. Next thing
Leaked Document Shows WhatsApp and iMessage Give The Most Info to the FBI
There are loads of messaging apps on the market today, and many of these services make a big deal about their security and privacy policies.
Dark Net Daily now has a .onion!
After months of hard work, and thanks to Michael, we now have a .onion! Come say hi 🙂 http://darknet7l2gxurmadtuv3w3554fv55xykjb2ypfbhr5k7uzdmpjkvbad.onion/ (both sites will continue to be
Reminder: Tor is Ending Support for v2 Onion Services
Tthe Tor Project is ending support for v2 onion services. Users of the Tor Browser will be greeted with a warning about the change as
Scammer Used Fake Court Order to Take Over dark.fail
A scammer used a fake court order to convince a domain registrar to transfer ownership of a domain that lists dark web drug markets, and
Tor to End Support for v2 Onion Services in October
In July 2020, the Tor Project released the timeline for the depreciation of version two onion services (v2) in favor of the more secure version