dark web

The deep web, invisible web, or hidden web are parts of the World Wide Web whose contents are not indexed by standard web search-engines. The opposite term to the deep web is the "surface web", which is accessible to anyone/everyone using the Internet.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

AT&T Breach Demands Vigilance as Fraudsters Leverage ID Data, Says Intellicheck’s Lewis
AT&T Breach Demands Vigilance as Fraudsters Leverage ID Data, Says Intellicheck’s Lewis
April 02, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The fallout from the massive data breach at AT&T — where information tied to 73 million current and former account holders was leaked — has...

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Rise of AI-Powered Deepfake Imposter Scams Threatens Individuals and Banks
Rise of AI-Powered Deepfake Imposter Scams Threatens Individuals and Banks
August 22, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Deepfake technology, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), is reportedly becoming a favored tool for criminals engaged in imposter scams, posing a significant threat to individuals...

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Blackbird.AI Raises $20 Million to Fight Market Manipulation
Blackbird.AI Raises $20 Million to Fight Market Manipulation
June 15, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Blackbird.AI, a narrative and risk intelligence firm driven by artificial intelligence (AI), has secured $20 million in Series B funding to ramp up its sales...

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Today in Crypto: DOJ Seizes $34M in Crypto From S. Fla. Dark Web Dealer; Will Smith, Paris Hilton VC Firms Back Boba Network
Today in Crypto: DOJ Seizes $34M in Crypto From S. Fla. Dark Web Dealer; Will...
April 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. federal prosecutors in the southern district of Florida have seized around $34 million in cryptocurrency tied to illegal dark web activity, a press release...

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Hardening Merchants’ Digital Defenses Against Incursions From The Dark Web
Hardening Merchants’ Digital Defenses Against Incursions From The Dark Web
May 14, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A great description of the criminal craze in credential stuffing is found in PYMNTS’ May 2021 edition of the Digital Fraud Tracker®, done in collaboration...

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Slice Keeps Fraudsters From Getting A Piece Of The Data Pie
Slice Keeps Fraudsters From Getting A Piece Of The Data Pie
May 12, 2021  |  Fraud Prevention

Phishing, account takeovers (ATOs) and other types of fraud are endemic in the retail industry, especially as more merchants migrate online during the pandemic, and...

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Bitcoin Daily: 20 Pct Of Bitcoin Trapped In ‘Lost’ Wallets; Goldman Says Bitcoin Is Maturing
Bitcoin Daily: 20 Pct Of Bitcoin Trapped In ‘Lost’ Wallets; Goldman Says Bitcoin Is Maturing
January 12, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Goldman Sachs Global Head of Commodities Research Jeff Currie told CNBC the bitcoin market is maturing. “I think in any nascent market you get that...

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Purported COVID-19 Vaccines Hit Dark Web
Purported COVID-19 Vaccines Hit Dark Web
December 18, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Criminals seeking to exploit unmet demand for the COVID-19 vaccine are selling doses – many presumably fake – on the “dark web,” the portion of...

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Instacart Denies Reported Data Breach Affecting 280K Users
Instacart Denies Reported Data Breach Affecting 280K Users
July 24, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Hundreds of thousands of Instacart customers are having their personal data sold on the dark web, including the last four digits of their credit cards,...

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