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Kaspersky Lab

Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider

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Dec 10, 2025
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best browser for privacy and safety

Brave and Firefox repeatedly appear in 2025 vendor and review roundups as leading choices for everyday privacy, with Brave praised for built‑in ad/tracker blocking and Firefox lauded as the most priva...

Nov 15, 2025
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Can i get credit card numbers on this website

There is clear, repeated reporting that large caches of stolen credit card numbers appear online — sometimes in unsecured cloud buckets, on dark‑web marketplaces, or leaked by malware — exposing milli...

Dec 15, 2025
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How do escrow systems and vendor reputations work on darknet markets and can they be faked?

Escrow systems on darknet markets are designed to hold cryptocurrency until a buyer confirms receipt, and by 2025 many markets use multisignature (2-of-3) or automated smart‑contract escrow to limit u...

Nov 17, 2025

How does Tor browser routing work to hide IP addresses?

Tor hides IP addresses by wrapping a user’s traffic in multiple layers of encryption and sending it through a chain of volunteer relays (entry, middle, exit), so no single relay knows both who sent th...

Nov 15, 2025

What are the best privacy-focused browser and search combinations in 2025?

The consensus among 2025 reviews: Brave and Tor remain top picks for different privacy goals — Brave for fast, built-in tracker-blocking and private search options, Tor for strong anonymity at the cos...

Dec 1, 2025

What risks do buyers face when purchasing credit card data on the dark web?

Buying credit card data on the dark web is high-volume, low-cost, and high-risk: researchers estimate millions of cards leak to underground markets (Kaspersky’s 2.3 million estimate) and individual ca...

Dec 7, 2025

Which cryptocurrencies are most used to buy stolen credit card data on the dark web in 2025?

Crypto is the primary cash rail for carding markets: historic analysis shows major carding sites processed hundreds of millions in crypto and vendors explicitly demand cryptocurrency payments . Report...

Nov 19, 2025

What evidence supports claims that Israel installed unremovable spyware or chips in Foxconn-made phones?

Claims that Israel installed “unremovable” spyware or hardware chips in Foxconn-made phones rest on two distinct kinds of reporting in the public record: (A) forensic research showing malware signed w...

Jan 11, 2026

What data does Gboard collect about keystrokes and how long is it retained?

Gboard’s official position is that it does not collect or send the exact keystrokes a user types—except when a user explicitly performs a Google search or uses features that transmit input—while the k...

Dec 14, 2025

Spencer Ledger is well-read in phishing.

Spencer Ledger’s claim of being “well-read in phishing” sits against a long, well-documented history of phishing campaigns that specifically targeted Ledger customers and the wider crypto community, i...

Dec 12, 2025

i want card info

You did not specify whether you want legitimate card services, how to get a card, or stolen card data. Reporting shows widespread leaks and marketplaces with millions of payment cards exposed — Kasper...

Dec 12, 2025

how do cybercriminals harvest and sell stolen credit card information

Cybercriminals harvest card data through malware (infostealers and PoS skimmers), phishing/credential harvesting, and breaches of merchants or payment processors, then package and sell it in undergrou...

Nov 21, 2025

What is the Tor network and how does it provide anonymity?

Tor is a free, volunteer-run overlay network that enables anonymous communication by routing traffic through multiple encrypted relays—typically three—so no single relay knows both sender and final de...

Nov 20, 2025

The Escalating Cybersecurity Crisis in Pakistan

Kaspersky reported that Pakistan faced more than 5.3 million on‑device cyberattacks between January and September 2025, and roughly 2.5 million web‑based threats were detected or blocked in the same p...

Nov 18, 2025

How can iPhone users check for and remove sophisticated spyware like the Israeli tools in question?

iPhone users can detect and sometimes mitigate sophisticated, state-grade spyware like Pegasus using forensic tools (notably Amnesty/ MVT), Apple’s defensive features (Lockdown Mode and threat notific...

Nov 14, 2025

What are the risks of scanning unknown QR codes on my smartphone?

Scanning unknown QR codes can redirect you to malicious websites, lead to phishing that steals credentials or payment data, or trigger downloads of malware that steals data, tracks you, or holds devic...

Jan 11, 2026

Can users change Gboard settings to prevent keystroke data being stored or sent to Google?

Users can reduce what Gboard shares with Google by turning off telemetry and deleting learned data in the app and Android settings, but there is evidence that Gboard stores typing-related data locally...

Jan 9, 2026

How much of app and OS telemetry on Android devices is routed through Google services versus manufacturer services?

A series of academic and vendor analyses show Android phones routinely send telemetry both to Google and to device manufacturers, with Google services accounting for a large share of that traffic but ...

Jan 2, 2026

How many computers were infected with rat trojans in 2024

No authoritative public source quantified “how many computers were infected with RAT trojans in 2024”; available reporting documents rising RAT activity and many high-volume detections of malware gene...

Jan 2, 2026

What are documented incidents of trojanized Tor installers and how were they discovered?

Trojanized Tor installers have appeared repeatedly over the past decade as lures that bundle legitimate Tor binaries with hidden malware—most notably clipboard‑injector “clipper” payloads that redirec...