FBI Cyber Crime Forum Taken Offline Back Online

A popular forum for cyber criminals that two weeks ago by the FBI offline was removed has announced his comeback. In addition, the security will be tightened to thwart a new operation by investigators. Darkode the forum, according to the FBI an important place where criminals services, tools and exchange ideas to attack systems.

During an international operation where twenty countries participated were 70 Darkode members arrested, indicted or are still being sought. Including a trainee of security FireEye was arrested for activities at the forum. It was about to take offline a forum for cyber criminals largest international operation of investigative services.

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But the forum's administrator was not arrested and has now announced the comeback of Darkode. According to the administrator is the largest part of the administrators and other senior members are not picked up. The operation of the investigators would focus on new members or people who have long been nothing more with the "scene" had to do. The new version of Darkode will again be hosted through the Tor network and are by invitation only.

In addition, each member will receive their own onion address to visit the website. Thus have visited the administrators more control over who the website and offers more log information to identify informants for example. In addition, a user of the bitcoin-wallet will be linked to his account. Even if the user's account was hacked, an attacker can not use the account unless the private key of the user bitcoin wallet knows, reports Malware Tech .

FBI Gets Popular Darkode Forum For Cyber Criminals Offline

The FBI has a popular forum for cyber criminals taken offline, where large-scale information, services, tools and ideas were exchanged to attack computers and other systems. The Darkode forum was accessible only to authorized members. Before users could join they first had to be invited by an existing member, then the other members to show their skills.

The other members were able to weather these skills and products use to infect computers worldwide with malware. During an international operation where twenty countries participated arrested 70 members Dark Node, sued or are being sought. It's going to get the biggest international operation of investigative services to offline a forum for cyber criminals. According to the American prosecutor, David Hickton, worldwide there are about 800 active forums for cyber criminals, but Darkode constituted the greatest threat to computers.

The forum now displays a message that both the domain and the website by the FBI, the European Cyber crime Centre of Europol (EC3) and international investigative agencies have been seized, as reported by Europol. According to the European Investigation forum would have 250 to 300 active users. "It Darkode forum was the place to go if you were an English-speaking cyber criminals," said Europol.

According to Europol director Rob Wainwright of the investigation services, the operation will have a great impact on the "underground" economy. "It is also a clear message that shielded forums cyber criminals offer no protection and are not beyond the reach of justice," he further noted.