The Dark Dive
by Searchlight Cyber
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20. Ransomware Landscape Update: More Groups, More Victims
20. Ransomware Landscape Update: More Groups, More Victims
About this podcast
The Dark Dive podcast is designed to demystify the dark web - arming you with everything you need to know about what the dark web is and how it is used.
Join us for a deep dive into dark web markets, hacking forums, and ransomware leak sites. Listen to real life stories from experts that feature criminals buying and selling stolen data, trading exploits, and planning cyberattacks from the dark web.
Most importantly, find out how the cybersecurity and law enforcement community can do something about it.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 21 episodes
- 20. Ransomware Landscape Update: More Groups, More Victims · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 7In this episode of The Dark Dive we check in on the ransomware landscape, following major developments identified by the Searchlight Cyber threat intelligence team. Luke Donovan…
- 19. A Deep Dive Into The LockBit Data Leaks · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 6On May 7th, 2025 the notorious ransomware group LockBit’s dark web leak site displayed an unusual message: “Don’t do crime, crime is bad xoxo from Prague”. Alongside this text…
- 18. ASM in the Age of CTEM · 56 min · Season 3 Episode 5This month's episode of The Dark Dive revisits the topic of Attack Surface Management. In particular, how it relates to a relatively new cybersecurity term, CTEM: Continuous…
- 17. Hacktivism · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 4This month's episode of The Dark Dive tackles the thorny issue of hacktivism: hackers that are driven by ideological - rather than financial - motivations. Threat intelligence…
- 16. Attack Surface Management 101 · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 3This bumper episode of The Dark Dive features no fewer than four co-founders, as the CEO and CTO of Searchlight Cyber (Ben Jones and Gareth Owenson) are joined by their…
- 15. Dark Web Threats Against Individuals · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 2In this episode of The Dark Dive we look at how specific individuals - Executives, VIPs, and high-net worths - are targeted by cybercriminals and on the dark web. Ahead of the…
- 14. The Dark Web in 2025 · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 1In the first episode back of the year we've assembled two of Searchlight Cyber's threat intelligence experts to give their take on what we can expect from the dark web in 2025…
- 13. Infostealers on the Dark Web · 55 min · Season 2 Episode 7In this episode of The Dark Dive we're looking at a particular type of malware called Information Stealers or "infostealers". This malware is designed to (you guessed it!) steal…
- 12. Encrypted Communication Apps: From Telegram to EncroChat · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 6This episode of The Dark Dive focuses on encrypted communication apps, including Telegram, Tox, Signal, Session, and Jabber. While not strictly speaking part of the "dark web"…
- 11. Responding to a Cyberattack · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 5In this episode of The Dark Dive we're joined by incident response heavyweight Caleb Barlow (former head of IBM X-Force and now CEO of Cyberbit) and Searchlight Cyber's Head of…
- 10. The Correlation Between Dark Web Exposure and Cybersecurity Risk · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 4Can you quantify the risk the dark web poses to organizations? In this episode of the podcast, we discuss a landmark study that has tried to do just that. We're joined by Scott…
- 9. The Qilin Ransomware Group vs The National Health Service · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 3This episode of the podcast looks at the Qilin ransomware group's attack on the UK's National Health Service. Or - more accurately - their ransomware attack against Synnovis, a…
- 8. Dark Web Data Leaks · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 2This episode of The Dark Dive takes a listener's question as a jumping off point to talk about the topic of data leaked on the dark web. Guests Luke Donovan and Adam Wilson…
- 7. The LockBit Takedown · 45 min · Season 2 Episode 1In the first episode of season two, The Dark Dive takes a forensic look at Operation Cronos, the international law enforcement takedown of the notorious ransomware group LockBit…
- 1. How the Dark Web Works · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 1In this first episode of The Dark Dive we start at the beginning, with the question: what is the dark web? Renowned dark web academic Dr. Gareth Owenson and threat intelligence…
- 4. Ransomware Gangs on the Dark Web · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 4In this episode of The Dark Dive we look at how cyber defender's biggest nemeses - ransomware groups - use the dark web. Returning threat intelligence experts Jim Simpson and…
- 6. Combatting Dark Web Criminality · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 6The final episode of this limited series looks at how law enforcement and cybersecurity professionals can respond to the dark web criminality outlined in the previous five…
- 2. Dark Web Marketplaces · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 2In this episode of The Dark Dive - the podcast that delves into the depths of the dark web - we take a forensic look at dark web markets. Guests Louise Ferrett and Dave Osler…
- 5. Cryptomixers, Linksites, and Dark Web Search Engines · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 5This episode of The Dark Dive looks at what host Aidan Murphy describes as "dark web service providers" - i.e. the services that keep dark web criminality ticking. In particular…
- 3. Dark Web Hacking Forums · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 3We're joined by threat intelligence experts Joe Honey and Vlad to delve into dark web hacking forums. The conversation covers how dark web forums differ from regular internet…
