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Meet DARKBert, the dark web-trained AI tool that can combat cybersecurity threats
20Jun By adminNo Comments
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Meet DARKBert, the dark web-trained AI tool that can combat cybersecurity threats

[ad_1] Large Language Models (LLMs) have gained massive popularity over the past few months, especially since the emergence of AI chatbots like ChatGPT. These AI-powered models can generate new content, such as text, images, audio, and more by studying an existing database and learning patterns to generate new and unique content. While these tools have been used to generate content using generative AI, researchers have now developed the first-of-its-kind LLM to assess and combat cybersecurity threats. Interestingly, this model has only been trained on the information present on the dark web. What is DarKBERT?DarkBERT is an encoder model that adopts the RoBERTa architecture, relying on transformers. Instead of being trained on the web, researchers trained this LLM on a vast dataset of da...
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New tools needed to check sale of drugs through dark net, social media, crypto
6Dec By adminNo Comments
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New tools needed to check sale of drugs through dark net, social media, crypto

[ad_1] New tactical tools needed to check sale of drugs through dark net, social media, crypto The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has made a case for developing 'new tactical tools' to check the sale of drugs through the dark net, cryptocurrency and social media platforms. It further suggested that legislation and law enforcement agencies, including DRI, need to continuously evolve and keep themselves updated to ensure timely and effective action against smuggling. "The use of dark net, cryptocurrency and social media platforms to solicit customers and sell drugs, have also been newer developments that have necessitated the evolution of new tactical tools for drug law enforcement," said the DRI's 'Smuggling in India report 2021-22' released by Finance Minister Nirmala ...
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Misuse of social media, dark web, cryptocurrency among key issues India will raise
16Nov By adminNo Comments
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Misuse of social media, dark web, cryptocurrency among key issues India will raise

[ad_1] "The dark web brings together professional hackers and those terrorists seeking to crowdsource or transfer funds. India will raise major issues like lack of universal consensus on laws regarding cybercrimes; weak control mechanisms of social media platforms and their misuse by terrorist and extremist groups, the dark web and crypto-currency in the upcoming international 'No Money For Terror' Ministerial Conference this week, top government sources said.Crowdfunding; anonymous, decentralised and untraceable nature of terror financing; effective multilateral and multi-stakeholder approach in identification and mitigation of threats of emerging terror-financing mechanisms; misuse of non-profit and nongovernment organisations as front structures for financing terror activities are ...
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Abortions, Drug Use Exposed in Cyberattack on Australian Health Insurer
13Nov By adminNo Comments
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Abortions, Drug Use Exposed in Cyberattack on Australian Health Insurer

[ad_1] About 1000 patients have already had deeply personal data revealed on dark web forums, according to Medibank. When the Australian health insurer Medibank Private Ltd. was hit with a ransomware attack last month, it provided regular updates to its customers, including the revelation that personal information from nearly 10 million of them was exposed. It also followed the government's guidance on how to respond to the extortion demand.Medibank didn't pay the ransom. But that plan hasn't worked out so well. Following through on a threat, the hackers began publishing the most private medical details of some of Medibank's customers, including terminated pregnancies, treatment for drug and alcohol addiction and heart attacks, according to a cybersecurity analyst, victims who have s...
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Thales confirms hackers have released its data on the dark web
12Nov By adminNo Comments
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Thales confirms hackers have released its data on the dark web

[ad_1] French defence and technology group Thales said on Friday data relating to the group has been released on the "publication platform" of the hacker group LockBit 3.0, confirming media reports.The data was released on Nov. 10, Thales, which provides advanced technologies in defence, aeronautics, space, transport and digital security, said. "At this stage, Thales is able to confirm that there has been no intrusion of its IT systems," it added. It said there is currently no impact on its operations.The group's experts have identified one of two likely sources of the data theft and continue to investigate the second, it said. It is also working to minimise the potential impact.The firm said on Tuesday it had opened an internal investigation and informed the ANSSI national cyber secur...
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Hacked Australian Health Insurer Data Posted to Dark Web
10Nov By adminNo Comments
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Hacked Australian Health Insurer Data Posted to Dark Web

[ad_1] Data stolen from an Australian health insurer, including the names, addresses and birthdates of hundreds of customers, has been posted to a forum on the so-called dark web. Data stolen from an Australian health insurer, including the names, addresses and birthdates of hundreds of customers, has been posted to a forum on the so-called dark web. The files appear to be a sample of the data that was accessed, Medibank Private Ltd. said in a statement Wednesday. The company expects more data to be released, after earlier this week saying the hackers exposed information of around 9.7 million people. The release of the personal information comes after a vast data leak at Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.'s Optus unit in September, which exposed the details of as many as 10 millio...
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Dark Web-Based Drug Racket Busted In Hyderabad, Crypto Used For Payment
2Sep By adminNo Comments
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Dark Web-Based Drug Racket Busted In Hyderabad, Crypto Used For Payment

[ad_1] Hyderabad: Two 'kingpins' and six alleged drug peddlers have been arrested. (File)Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing has busted a gang of drug traffickers operating through the dark web and arrested two 'dark web kingpins', besides six other alleged drug peddlers.The two 'kingpins' have been identified as Narendra Arya alias Holy Shop and Farhan Mohammed Ansari alias Treeminator.The other six drug peddlers were identified as Utkarsh Umang alias Ashu, Sahil Sharma, Abdullah Khan, Indra Kumar, Charan Kumar, and P. Bushan Raj, all residents of Hyderabad. Besides, 30 drug users have also been identified.Arya was allegedly involved in drug trafficking online through the dark web, according to the police. It was found during the investigation that Arya made transactions ...
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