Dark Web Botnet Sale: Surge in Cyber Attack Risk With a Whopping 1.3 MN Bots

by | Sep 21, 2023 | 1.3M bot DDoS, botnet sale, Cerberus Drainer, Cybercrime competitions, Dark web marketplace, Firewall Daily, The Cyber Express, The Cyber Express News, Threat Intelligence

A botnet is on sale on the dark web with a capacity of 1.3 million bots for successful attacks. The dark web seller who joined the hacker forum on June 7, 2023- stated that it was his botnet. The dark web botnet sale message read that the bots were “located in...

Inside Cybercrime Tournaments: Players, Incentives, and Impact on Security

by | Sep 18, 2023 | Cybercrime competitions, dark web contests, Firewall Daily, LockBit sponsoring offensive research, Offensive research contests, The Cyber Express, The Cyber Express News, Threat Intelligence

Cybercrime competitions are an intriguing trend taking place in the murky depths of cybercrime forums and the cryptic reaches of the deep web. Hackers, security aficionados, and wannabe cybercriminals breed in these competitions, which serve as both battlefields and...