Darknet
Darknet Drug Markets Expand, While TRM Labs Peddles State Propaganda
Despite institutional claims of disruption, darknet drug trade hit $2.4 billion in 2024. Messaging platforms like Telegram and WhatsApp are misrepresented.
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osint
India's State Threatens OSINT Platforms to Shield Its Digital Surveillance Monopoly
India’s state machinery is targeting OSINT platforms for exposing the very data its agencies routinely mishandle. The crackdown aims not to protect citizens' data—but to criminalize decentralized intelligence gathering.
chrome
Google and Mozilla Patch Critical Browser Exploits in Chrome 135 and Firefox 137
Chrome 135 and Firefox 137 shipped this week with patches for over 20 security flaws, including high-severity memory exploits that could enable remote code execution. Despite no public evidence of active exploitation, the nature of these bugs makes delayed updates a security risk.
AI
OpenAI Quietly Launches "Academy": A Full-Scale Learning Hub for AI Mastery
OpenAI has quietly rolled out OpenAI Academy, an expansive educational platform designed to train users across industries in AI fundamentals, tools, and real-world implementation.
GrapheneOS
Macarne Supercharges GrapheneOS with 25Gbps EU Server to End Bandwidth Bottlenecks
GrapheneOS replaced its outdated European infrastructure with a high-performance 25Gbps server sponsored by Macarne. This move directly addresses overloaded bandwidth during major Android updates and positions the project for aggressive user growth.
digital payments
Visa Report: 96% of digital payment users at risk of cyber fraud
Visa’s latest Stay Secure study paints a revealing picture: Nigeria is racing ahead in digital payment adoption, but cyber fraud is close behind. The data shows rising consumer trust, but the threat of phishing, scams, and data breaches remains alarmingly real.
osint
OneDorkForAll
If you’re into OSINT, bug bounty hunting, or just enjoy digging through the internet’s forgotten corners, OneDorkForAll is a GitHub repo you’ll want to bookmark.
Tor
Tor Browser 14.0.9: Critical Security Updates You Need to Know
Tor Browser 14.0.9 didn’t launch with bells and whistles—but it patched key security and privacy issues under the hood. Here's a clear, no-fluff breakdown of what got fixed, why it matters, and how it affects you.
Gmail encryption
Gmail's "Encrypted" Upgrade Only Applies to Paying Users That's Because You’re the Product
Google's new Gmail encryption sounds like a win for privacy—until you look closer. It's only for paying enterprise users, because regular users aren't customers. They're data.
Apple antitrust
Apple Fined for Privacy Power Play: France Hits Back at Anti-Competitive ATT Rollout
France’s competition watchdog has fined Apple €150 million for the way it rolled out its App Tracking Transparency feature—arguing the privacy update unfairly crushed competition.
pig butchering scam
Romance Scams, Crypto Laundering, and Human Trafficking: Inside the $8.2M Pig Butchering Case
Federal authorities seized over $8.2 million in stolen USDT linked to a pig butchering scam that preyed on romance-seeking victims across the U.S. But this wasn’t just about financial fraud—it exposed a global network tied to human trafficking and Chinese organized crime.
search engine privacy
Why PrivacyWall Isn’t the Private Search Engine It Wants You to Think It Is
PrivacyWall talks a big game about privacy but once you look under the hood, it's just another search engine leaning on the same surveillance infrastructure it claims to reject.