The Case for Taking Down Dark Web Sites
Ever since the first dark web monitoring services became available, around 2005, consumers of such services often asked – why aren’t these websites being taken down? After all, the sites that comprise the dark web are platforms and tools for illegal activities. The answer, which used to satisfy most, was that these sites are intelligence sources and taking them […]
Venture Capitals are Targeted by BEC Fraud
On February 19th, venture capital giant Sequoia disclosed to its investors that it has been the victim of a data breach. A few days later additional information became available, indicating that it was targeted in a Business E-mail Compromise (or BEC) attack. According to the company, attackers gained access to one of their employees’ corporate […]