Seriously? You Need *Me* To Tell You About The Dark Web?
Alright, listen up, you lot. Apparently some people need a guided tour of the internet’s underbelly. This article from Dark Reading basically confirms what anyone with half a brain and access to Tor already knows: it’s a festering pit of stolen data, ransomware services, drug markets, and general criminal scum. Shocking, I know.
They waded through the usual crap – initial access brokers selling compromised credentials (because *obviously* people still use “password123”), botnets for rent, and enough phishing kits to make your head spin. They even found some chatter about attacks targeting specific industries like healthcare and education – as if those weren’t already screwed enough.
The big takeaway? Threat actors are getting more sophisticated with their “as-a-service” models. Meaning, you don’t need to be a coding genius to launch an attack anymore; just money and a willingness to be utterly reprehensible. They also highlighted the increasing use of cryptocurrency for transactions – groundbreaking stuff, really.
Oh, and they mention “Dark Reading Confidential,” which is apparently some paid service that monitors this garbage for you. Because paying someone to tell you what’s already public knowledge on enough forums is a *brilliant* business model. Honestly, the whole thing feels like fear-mongering dressed up as “insight.”
Don’t bother asking me if it’s dangerous. It fucking *is*. Don’t go there unless you want your life ruined. And for god’s sake, use strong passwords and multi-factor authentication. Is that really something I need to explain?
Source: Dark Reading Confidential: A Guided Tour of Today’s Dark Web
And Another Thing…
I once had to clean up a system that was infected with ransomware after some idiot clicked on a link in an email promising free pizza. Free pizza! The guy’s entire department lost access to everything. And you know what? He still didn’t learn his lesson and asked me if I could “just get the files back.” Some people are beyond help, I swear.
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