<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Dark-Web on CuraSec</title><link>https://curasec.metacog.co.kr/tags/dark-web/</link><description>Recent content in Dark-Web on CuraSec</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:51:36 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://curasec.metacog.co.kr/tags/dark-web/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Empire Market co-creator sentenced to 40 years for $430M dark web ops</title><link>https://curasec.metacog.co.kr/insights/2026-10-08-owner-of-empire-cybercrime-market-gets-40-years-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:51:36 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://curasec.metacog.co.kr/insights/2026-10-08-owner-of-empire-cybercrime-market-gets-40-years-in-prison/</guid><description>&lt;ul>
&lt;li>&lt;strong>Engineer — Skip&lt;/strong>&lt;/li>
&lt;li>&lt;strong>SOC/IR — Learn:&lt;/strong> A significant law enforcement outcome against a major dark web marketplace operator; useful context for understanding how illicit markets that traffic in stolen credentials and malware distribution are dismantled, but no detection actions or IOCs to act on.&lt;/li>
&lt;li>&lt;strong>Leader — Learn:&lt;/strong> A notable sentencing that signals continued law enforcement pressure on dark web infrastructure; useful context for board-level narratives about cybercrime ecosystem disruption, but requires no immediate action.&lt;/li>
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