Incognito Darknet Market Mass-Extorts Buyers, Sellers(krebsonsecurity.com)

34 pointsby Timothee2 ปีที่แล้ว3 comments

Incognito Darknet Market Mass-Extorts Buyers, Sellers

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/03/incognito-darknet-market-mass-extorts-buyers-sellers/

3 comments

tazu2 ปีที่แล้ว

This is why we need WebAuthn[1] supporting browser-side encryption using passkeys (or any other secure enclave)[2]. Relying on servers to encrypt data for you will be seen as comical 5 years from now.

[1]: https://blog.millerti.me/2023/01/22/encrypting-data-in-the-b...

[2]: https://sneakernetsend.com/

melvyn22 ปีที่แล้ว

For dark-net markets, server-side encryption is already seen as a failsafe rather than a feature, and smart users ALWAYS encrypt client side (PGP). That said, for activities like these, smart users are not necessarily the majority...

ChrisArchitect2 ปีที่แล้ว

[dupe]

Some more discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39672317