.noResults { width: 100%; height: 100px; padding: 20px; border-radius: 4px; margin: 0 auto; background: #fff; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; box-shadow: 0 2px 2px rgb(0 0 0 / 10%); } /** * Imagify beat API * * This is a modified version of WordPress’ Heartbeat (WP 5.2.1). * The main difference is that it allows to prevent suspension entirely. * It uses the var imagifybeatSettings on init. * * Custom jQuery events: * - imagifybeat-send * - imagifybeat-tick * - imagifybeat-error * - imagifybeat-connection-lost * - imagifybeat-connection-restored * - imagifybeat-nonces-expired * * @since 1.9.3 */ window.imagify = window.imagify || {}; /* eslint-disable no-use-before-define */ (function($, d, w, undefined) { // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars, no-shadow, no-shadow-restricted-names /** * Constructs the Imagifybeat API. * * @since 1.9.3 * @constructor * * @return {Imagifybeat} An instance of the Imagifybeat class. */ var Imagifybeat = function() { var $document = $( d ), settings = { // Suspend/resume. suspend: false, // Whether suspending is enabled. suspendEnabled: true, // Current screen id, defaults to the JS global 'pagenow' when present // (in the admin) or 'front'. screenId: '', // XHR request URL, defaults to the JS global 'ajaxurl' when present. url: '', // Timestamp, start of the last connection request. lastTick: 0, // Container for the enqueued items. queue: {}, // Connect interval (in seconds). mainInterval: 60, // Used when the interval is set to 5 sec. temporarily. tempInterval: 0, // Used when the interval is reset. originalInterval: 0, // Used to limit the number of AJAX requests. minimalInterval: 0, // Used together with tempInterval. countdown: 0, // Whether a connection is currently in progress. connecting: false, // Whether a connection error occurred. connectionError: false, // Used to track non-critical errors. errorcount: 0, // Whether at least one connection has been completed successfully. hasConnected: false, // Whether the current browser w is in focus and the user is active. hasFocus: true, // Timestamp, last time the user was active. Checked every 30 sec. userActivity: 0, // Flag whether events tracking user activity were set. userActivityEvents: false, // Timer that keeps track of how long a user has focus. checkFocusTimer: 0, // Timer that keeps track of how long needs to be waited before connecting to // the server again. beatTimer: 0 }; /** * Sets local variables and events, then starts the beat. * * @since 1.9.3 * @access private * * @return {void} */ function initialize() { var options, hidden, visibilityState, visibilitychange; if ( typeof w.pagenow === 'string' ) { settings.screenId = w.pagenow; } if ( typeof w.ajaxurl === 'string' ) { settings.url = w.ajaxurl; } // Pull in options passed from PHP. if ( typeof w.imagifybeatSettings === 'object' ) { options = w.imagifybeatSettings; // The XHR URL can be passed as option when w.ajaxurl is not set. if ( ! settings.url && options.ajaxurl ) { settings.url = options.ajaxurl; } /* * The interval can be from 15 to 120 sec. and can be set temporarily to 5 sec. * It can be set in the initial options or changed later through JS and/or * through PHP. */ if ( options.interval ) { settings.mainInterval = options.interval; if ( settings.mainInterval < 15 ) { settings.mainInterval = 15; } else if ( settings.mainInterval > 120 ) { settings.mainInterval = 120; } } /* * Used to limit the number of AJAX requests. Overrides all other intervals if * they are shorter. Needed for some hosts that cannot handle frequent requests * and the user may exceed the allocated server CPU time, etc. The minimal * interval can be up to 600 sec. however setting it to longer than 120 sec. * will limit or disable some of the functionality (like post locks). Once set * at initialization, minimalInterval cannot be changed/overridden. */ if ( options.minimalInterval ) { options.minimalInterval = parseInt( options.minimalInterval, 10 ); settings.minimalInterval = options.minimalInterval > 0 && options.minimalInterval <= 600 ? options.minimalInterval * 1000 : 0; } if ( settings.minimalInterval && settings.mainInterval < settings.minimalInterval ) { settings.mainInterval = settings.minimalInterval; } // 'screenId' can be added from settings on the front end where the JS global // 'pagenow' is not set. if ( ! settings.screenId ) { settings.screenId = options.screenId || 'front'; } if ( 'disable' === options.suspension ) { disableSuspend(); } } // Convert to milliseconds. settings.mainInterval = settings.mainInterval * 1000; settings.originalInterval = settings.mainInterval; /* * Switch the interval to 120 seconds by using the Page Visibility API. * If the browser doesn't support it (Safari < 7, Android < 4.4, IE < 10), the * interval will be increased to 120 seconds after 5 minutes of mouse and keyboard * inactivity. */ if ( typeof document.hidden !== 'undefined' ) { hidden = 'hidden'; visibilitychange = 'visibilitychange'; visibilityState = 'visibilityState'; } else if ( typeof document.msHidden !== 'undefined' ) { // IE10 hidden = 'msHidden'; visibilitychange = 'msvisibilitychange'; visibilityState = 'msVisibilityState'; } else if ( typeof document.webkitHidden !== 'undefined' ) { // Android hidden = 'webkitHidden'; visibilitychange = 'webkitvisibilitychange'; visibilityState = 'webkitVisibilityState'; } if ( hidden ) { if ( document[ hidden ] ) { settings.hasFocus = false; } $document.on( visibilitychange + '.imagifybeat', function() { if ( 'hidden' === document[ visibilityState ] ) { blurred(); w.clearInterval( settings.checkFocusTimer ); } else { focused(); if ( document.hasFocus ) { settings.checkFocusTimer = w.setInterval( checkFocus, 10000 ); } } }); } // Use document.hasFocus() if available. if ( document.hasFocus ) { settings.checkFocusTimer = w.setInterval( checkFocus, 10000 ); } $( w ).on( 'unload.imagifybeat', function() { // Don't connect anymore. settings.suspend = true; // Abort the last request if not completed. if ( settings.xhr && 4 !== settings.xhr.readyState ) { settings.xhr.abort(); } } ); // Check for user activity every 30 seconds. w.setInterval( checkUserActivity, 30000 ); // Start one tick after DOM ready. $document.ready( function() { settings.lastTick = time(); scheduleNextTick(); } ); } /** * Returns the current time according to the browser. * * @since 1.9.3 * @access private * * @return {int} Returns the current time. */ function time() { return (new Date()).getTime(); } /** * Checks if the iframe is from the same origin. * * @since 1.9.3 * @access private * * @return {bool} Returns whether or not the iframe is from the same origin. */ function isLocalFrame( frame ) { var origin, src = frame.src; // eslint-disable-line no-shadow /* * Need to compare strings as WebKit doesn't throw JS errors when iframes have different origin. It throws uncatchable exceptions. */ if ( src && /^https?:\/\//.test( src ) ) { origin = w.location.origin ? w.location.origin : w.location.protocol + '//' + w.location.host; if ( src.indexOf( origin ) !== 0 ) { return false; } } try { if ( frame.contentWindow.document ) { return true; } } catch ( e ) {} // eslint-disable-line no-empty return false; } /** * Checks if the document's focus has changed. * * @since 1.9.3 * @access private * * @return {void} */ function checkFocus() { if ( settings.hasFocus && ! document.hasFocus() ) { blurred(); } else if ( ! settings.hasFocus && document.hasFocus() ) { focused(); } } /** * Sets error state and fires an event on XHR errors or timeout. * * @since 1.9.3 * @access private * * @param {string} error The error type passed from the XHR. * @param {int} httpStatus The HTTP status code passed from jqXHR (200, 404, 500, etc.). * @return {void} */ function setErrorState( error, httpStatus ) { var trigger; if ( error ) { switch ( error ) { case 'abort': // Do nothing. break; case 'timeout': // No response for 30 sec. trigger = true; break; case 'error': if ( 503 === httpStatus && settings.hasConnected ) { trigger = true; break; } /* falls through */ case 'parsererror': case 'empty': case 'unknown': settings.errorcount++; if ( settings.errorcount > 2 && settings.hasConnected ) { trigger = true; } break; } if ( trigger && ! hasConnectionError() ) { settings.connectionError = true; $document.trigger( 'imagifybeat-connection-lost', [ error, httpStatus ] ); if ( w.wp.hooks ) { w.wp.hooks.doAction( 'imagifybeat.connection-lost', error, httpStatus ); } } } } /** * Clears the error state and fires an event if there is a connection error. * * @since 1.9.3 * @access private * * @return {void} */ function clearErrorState() { // Has connected successfully. settings.hasConnected = true; if ( hasConnectionError() ) { settings.errorcount = 0; settings.connectionError = false; $document.trigger( 'imagifybeat-connection-restored' ); if ( w.wp.hooks ) { w.wp.hooks.doAction( 'imagifybeat.connection-restored' ); } } } /** * Gathers the data and connects to the server. * * @since 1.9.3 * @access private * * @return {void} */ function connect() { var ajaxData, imagifybeatData; // If the connection to the server is slower than the interval, // imagifybeat connects as soon as the previous connection's response is received. if ( settings.connecting || settings.suspend ) { return; } settings.lastTick = time(); imagifybeatData = $.extend( {}, settings.queue ); // Clear the data queue. Anything added after this point will be sent on the next tick. settings.queue = {}; $document.trigger( 'imagifybeat-send', [ imagifybeatData ] ); if ( w.wp.hooks ) { w.wp.hooks.doAction( 'imagifybeat.send', imagifybeatData ); } ajaxData = { data: imagifybeatData, interval: settings.tempInterval ? settings.tempInterval / 1000 : settings.mainInterval / 1000, _nonce: typeof w.imagifybeatSettings === 'object' ? w.imagifybeatSettings.nonce : '', action: 'imagifybeat', screen_id: settings.screenId, has_focus: settings.hasFocus }; if ( 'customize' === settings.screenId ) { ajaxData.wp_customize = 'on'; } settings.connecting = true; settings.xhr = $.ajax( { url: settings.url, type: 'post', timeout: 60000, // Throw an error if not completed after 60 sec. data: ajaxData, dataType: 'json' } ).always( function() { settings.connecting = false; scheduleNextTick(); } ).done( function( response, textStatus, jqXHR ) { var newInterval; if ( ! response ) { setErrorState( 'empty' ); return; } clearErrorState(); if ( response.nonces_expired ) { $document.trigger( 'imagifybeat-nonces-expired' ); if ( w.wp.hooks ) { w.wp.hooks.doAction( 'imagifybeat.nonces-expired' ); } } // Change the interval from PHP if ( response.imagifybeat_interval ) { newInterval = response.imagifybeat_interval; delete response.imagifybeat_interval; } // Update the imagifybeat nonce if set. if ( response.imagifybeat_nonce && typeof w.imagifybeatSettings === 'object' ) { w.imagifybeatSettings.nonce = response.imagifybeat_nonce; delete response.imagifybeat_nonce; } $document.trigger( 'imagifybeat-tick', [ response, textStatus, jqXHR ] ); if ( w.wp.hooks ) { w.wp.hooks.doAction( 'imagifybeat.tick', response, textStatus, jqXHR ); } // Do this last. Can trigger the next XHR if connection time > 5 sec. and newInterval == 'fast'. if ( newInterval ) { interval( newInterval ); } } ).fail( function( jqXHR, textStatus, error ) { setErrorState( textStatus || 'unknown', jqXHR.status ); $document.trigger( 'imagifybeat-error', [ jqXHR, textStatus, error ] ); if ( w.wp.hooks ) { w.wp.hooks.doAction( 'imagifybeat.error', jqXHR, textStatus, error ); } } ); } /** * Schedules the next connection. * * Fires immediately if the connection time is longer than the interval. * * @since 1.9.3 * @access private * * @return {void} */ function scheduleNextTick() { var delta = time() - settings.lastTick, interv = settings.mainInterval; if ( settings.suspend ) { return; } if ( ! settings.hasFocus && settings.suspendEnabled ) { // When no user activity or the window lost focus, increase polling interval to 120 seconds, but only if suspend is enabled. interv = 120000; // 120 sec. } else if ( settings.countdown > 0 && settings.tempInterval ) { interv = settings.tempInterval; settings.countdown--; if ( settings.countdown < 1 ) { settings.tempInterval = 0; } } if ( settings.minimalInterval && interv < settings.minimalInterval ) { interv = settings.minimalInterval; } w.clearTimeout( settings.beatTimer ); if ( delta < interv ) { settings.beatTimer = w.setTimeout( function() { connect(); }, interv - delta ); } else { connect(); } } /** * Sets the internal state when the browser w becomes hidden or loses focus. * * @since 1.9.3 * @access private * * @return {void} */ function blurred() { settings.hasFocus = false; } /** * Sets the internal state when the browser w becomes visible or is in focus. * * @since 1.9.3 * @access private * * @return {void} */ function focused() { settings.userActivity = time(); // Resume if suspended settings.suspend = false; if ( ! settings.hasFocus ) { settings.hasFocus = true; scheduleNextTick(); } } /** * Runs when the user becomes active after a period of inactivity. * * @since 1.9.3 * @access private * * @return {void} */ function userIsActive() { settings.userActivityEvents = false; $document.off( '.imagifybeat-active' ); $( 'iframe' ).each( function( i, frame ) { if ( isLocalFrame( frame ) ) { $( frame.contentWindow ).off( '.imagifybeat-active' ); } } ); focused(); } /** * Checks for user activity. * * Runs every 30 sec. Sets 'hasFocus = true' if user is active and the w is * in the background. Sets 'hasFocus = false' if the user has been inactive * (no mouse or keyboard activity) for 5 min. even when the w has focus. * * @since 1.9.3 * @access private * * @return {void} */ function checkUserActivity() { var lastActive = settings.userActivity ? time() - settings.userActivity : 0; // Set hasFocus to false when no mouse or keyboard activity for 5 min. if ( lastActive > 300000 && settings.hasFocus ) { blurred(); } // Suspend after 10 min. of inactivity. if ( settings.suspendEnabled && lastActive > 600000 ) { settings.suspend = true; } if ( ! settings.userActivityEvents ) { $document.on( 'mouseover.imagifybeat-active keyup.imagifybeat-active touchend.imagifybeat-active', function() { userIsActive(); } ); $( 'iframe' ).each( function( i, frame ) { if ( isLocalFrame( frame ) ) { $( frame.contentWindow ).on( 'mouseover.imagifybeat-active keyup.imagifybeat-active touchend.imagifybeat-active', function() { userIsActive(); } ); } } ); settings.userActivityEvents = true; } } // Public methods. /** * Checks whether the w (or any local iframe in it) has focus, or the user * is active. * * @since 1.9.3 * @memberOf imagify.beat.prototype * * @return {bool} True if the w or the user is active. */ function hasFocus() { return settings.hasFocus; } /** * Checks whether there is a connection error. * * @since 1.9.3 * @memberOf imagify.beat.prototype * * @return {bool} True if a connection error was found. */ function hasConnectionError() { return settings.connectionError; } /** * Connects as soon as possible regardless of 'hasFocus' state. * * Will not open two concurrent connections. If a connection is in progress, * will connect again immediately after the current connection completes. * * @since 1.9.3 * @memberOf imagify.beat.prototype * * @return {void} */ function connectNow() { settings.lastTick = 0; scheduleNextTick(); } /** * Disables suspending. * * Should be used only when Imagifybeat is performing critical tasks like * autosave, post-locking, etc. Using this on many screens may overload the * user's hosting account if several browser ws/tabs are left open for a * long time. * * @since 1.9.3 * @memberOf imagify.beat.prototype * * @return {void} */ function disableSuspend() { settings.suspendEnabled = false; } /** * Enables suspending. * * @since 1.9.3 * @memberOf imagify.beat.prototype * * @return {void} */ function enableSuspend() { settings.suspendEnabled = true; } /** * Gets/Sets the interval. * * When setting to 'fast' or 5, the interval is 5 seconds for the next 30 ticks * (for 2 minutes and 30 seconds) by default. In this case the number of 'ticks' * can be passed as second argument. If the window doesn't have focus, the * interval slows down to 2 min. * * @since 1.9.3 * @memberOf imagify.beat.prototype * * @param {string|int} speed Interval: 'fast' or 5, 15, 30, 60, 120. Fast equals 5. * @param {string} ticks Tells how many ticks before the interval reverts back. Used with speed = 'fast' or 5. * @return {int} Current interval in seconds. */ function interval( speed, ticks ) { var newInterval, oldInterval = settings.tempInterval ? settings.tempInterval : settings.mainInterval; if ( speed ) { switch ( speed ) { case 'fast': case 5: newInterval = 5000; break; case 15: newInterval = 15000; break; case 30: newInterval = 30000; break; case 60: newInterval = 60000; break; case 120: newInterval = 120000; break; case 'long-polling': // Allow long polling, (experimental) settings.mainInterval = 0; return 0; default: newInterval = settings.originalInterval; } if ( settings.minimalInterval && newInterval < settings.minimalInterval ) { newInterval = settings.minimalInterval; } if ( 5000 === newInterval ) { ticks = parseInt( ticks, 10 ) || 30; ticks = ticks < 1 || ticks > 30 ? 30 : ticks; settings.countdown = ticks; settings.tempInterval = newInterval; } else { settings.countdown = 0; settings.tempInterval = 0; settings.mainInterval = newInterval; } // Change the next connection time if new interval has been set. // Will connect immediately if the time since the last connection // is greater than the new interval. if ( newInterval !== oldInterval ) { scheduleNextTick(); } } return settings.tempInterval ? settings.tempInterval / 1000 : settings.mainInterval / 1000; } /** * Resets the interval. * * @since 1.9.3 * @memberOf imagify.beat.prototype * * @return {int} Current interval in seconds. */ function resetInterval() { return interval( settings.originalInterval ); } /** * Enqueues data to send with the next XHR. * * As the data is send asynchronously, this function doesn't return the XHR * response. To see the response, use the custom jQuery event 'imagifybeat-tick' * on the document, example: * $(document).on( 'imagifybeat-tick.myname', function( event, data, textStatus, jqXHR ) { * // code * }); * If the same 'handle' is used more than once, the data is not overwritten when * the third argument is 'true'. Use `imagify.beat.isQueued('handle')` to see if * any data is already queued for that handle. * * @since 1.9.3 * @memberOf imagify.beat.prototype * * @param {string} handle Unique handle for the data, used in PHP to receive the data. * @param {mixed} data The data to send. * @param {bool} noOverwrite Whether to overwrite existing data in the queue. * @return {bool} True if the data was queued. */ function enqueue( handle, data, noOverwrite ) { if ( handle ) { if ( noOverwrite && this.isQueued( handle ) ) { return false; } settings.queue[handle] = data; return true; } return false; } /** * Checks if data with a particular handle is queued. * * @since 1.9.3 * * @param {string} handle The handle for the data. * @return {bool} True if the data is queued with this handle. */ function isQueued( handle ) { if ( handle ) { return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call( settings.queue, handle ); } } /** * Removes data with a particular handle from the queue. * * @since 1.9.3 * @memberOf imagify.beat.prototype * * @param {string} handle The handle for the data. */ function dequeue( handle ) { if ( handle ) { delete settings.queue[handle]; } } /** * Gets data that was enqueued with a particular handle. * * @since 1.9.3 * @memberOf imagify.beat.prototype * * @param {string} handle The handle for the data. * @return {mixed} The data or undefined. */ function getQueuedItem( handle ) { if ( handle ) { return this.isQueued( handle ) ? settings.queue[ handle ] : undefined; } } initialize(); // Expose public methods. return { hasFocus: hasFocus, connectNow: connectNow, disableSuspend: disableSuspend, enableSuspend: enableSuspend, interval: interval, resetInterval: resetInterval, hasConnectionError: hasConnectionError, enqueue: enqueue, dequeue: dequeue, isQueued: isQueued, getQueuedItem: getQueuedItem }; }; /** * Contains the Imagifybeat API. * * @namespace imagify.beat * @type {Imagifybeat} */ w.imagify.beat = new Imagifybeat(); } )( jQuery, document, window ); export default class Module extends elementorModules.Module { #actionLinks = [ { href: 'elementor_pro_renew_license_menu_link', external_url: 'https://go.elementor.com/wp-menu-renew/', }, { href: 'elementor_pro_upgrade_license_menu_link', external_url: 'https://go.elementor.com/go-pro-advanced-elementor-menu/', }, ]; onInit() { this.assignMenuItemActions(); this.assignProLicenseActivateEvent(); } assignMenuItemActions() { window.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', () => { this.#actionLinks.forEach( ( item ) => { const link = document.querySelector( `a[href="${ item.href }"]` ); if ( ! link ) { return; } link.addEventListener( 'click', ( e ) => { e.preventDefault(); window.open( item.external_url, '_blank' ); } ); } ); } ); } assignProLicenseActivateEvent() { window.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', () => { const activateButton = document.querySelector( '.button-primary[href*="elementor-connect"]' ); if ( activateButton ) { activateButton.addEventListener( 'click', () => { if ( ! window.elementorCommon?.config?.experimentalFeatures?.editor_events ) { return; } const eventsManager = window.elementorCommon?.eventsManager || {}; const dispatchEvent = eventsManager.dispatchEvent?.bind( eventsManager ); const eventName = 'pro_license_activate'; const eventData = { app_type: 'editor', location: 'Elementor WP-admin pages', secondaryLocation: 'license page', trigger: 'click', }; dispatchEvent?.( eventName, eventData ); } ); } } ); } } .tf-video-popup { display: flex; display: -webkit-box; display: -ms-flexbox; display: -webkit-flex; position: relative; } .tf-video-popup .wrap-icon, .tf-video-popup .video-icon { display: flex; display: -webkit-box; display: -ms-flexbox; display: -webkit-flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; position: relative; z-index: 1; } /* animation */ @keyframes glowing { 0% { background-position: 0 0; } 50% { background-position: 400% 0; } 100% { background-position: 0 0; } } .tf_ani-linear-gradient:before { content: ""; background: linear-gradient( 45deg, #ff0000, #ff7300, #fffb00, #48ff00, #00ffd5, #002bff, #7a00ff, #ff00c8, #ff0000 ); position: absolute; top: -2px; left: -2px; background-size: 400%; z-index: -1; filter: blur(5px); width: calc(100% + 4px); height: calc(100% + 4px); animation: glowing 20s linear infinite; transition: opacity 0.3s ease-in-out; border-radius: 10px; } .tf_ani-linear-gradient:after { z-index: -1; content: ""; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: inherit; left: 0; top: 0; } .tf_ani-pulsebox-1 { cursor: pointer; animation: pulse_two 2s infinite; } @keyframes pulse_two { 0% { -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .7); box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .7); } 70% { -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 0 30px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); box-shadow: 0 0 0 30px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); } 100% { -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); } } /*! elementor - v3.28.0 - 01-04-2025 */ .elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper{position:static}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper .swiper-slide figure{line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-slide{text-align:center}.elementor-image-carousel-wrapper:not(.swiper-initialized) .swiper-slide{max-width:calc(100% / var(--e-image-carousel-slides-to-show, 3))}
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Telegram is the new Dark webTelegram is the new Dark web

Law enforcement agencies continuously find new online underground markets and forums. These underground markets and forums host stolen digital goods like passwords, personal data, and corporate data. Many global law enforcement companies found that Telegram is at its peak of becoming a criminal community and a digital market for people who are looking for stolen account logins and personal data. Moreover, these underground things are continuously growing, and the Telegram app has now developed into a new DARK WEB.

But do you know why Telegram is the new dark web market for cybercriminals? Read this post and learn all about the dark reality of Telegram and why it has become a popular platform for cybercriminals.

Why Telegram is the New Dark Web Market?

Among online privacy and security followers all over the world, Telegram is a popular messaging application with over 600 million active users. You can set up this app on a mobile or desktop device to chat privately, join groups, and do anything you want. Moreover, Telegram has become an alternative to WhatsApp, which prevented many users with recent fluctuations in its privacy policy. The app enables encrypted conversation and offers confidentiality in the ever-changing landscape of online interactions.

However, a cybersecurity firm found that hackers and threat actors are selling and sharing data leaks on the Telegram app. Well, this kind of data is mostly found on the dark web, which is a Western version of the internet that can only be accessed via special browsers. Hackers and threat actors find the dark web pleasing because it lives in a corner of the deep web, which is a part of the internet that doesn’t appear in search engines.

So, all these fences come with a price, as not anyone can access the dark web world. This is where Telegram comes into the picture.

Researchers Claims: Telegram is the New Dark Web

The rise in popularity of the Telegram app among cybercriminals has been attributed, at least in part, to the wave of new users that arrived on the platform in 2021 amid the controversy about the changes in WhatsApp’s privacy policy. Additionally, the platform is attractive to cybercriminals because the app is easy to use as compared to the dark web underground forums.

As per the cybersecurity experts, the tools easily available to hide in the dark web have gradually transitioned over to the standard web as social media has a bigger shop front. Many new users on social media use Telegram, which means that criminals have moved over to access the larger pool of potential customers. There is very little to be done to stop these marketplaces from picking up. Cybersecurity experts also revealed that cybercriminal activity on Telegram has increased to 100%. And Telegram channels are said to have increased by over 300%. Researchers said that the activities on the Telegram app are mainly done in online markets hosted using hidden dark web services.

All of the researchers claim that Telegram is the new dark web for lower-level, lesser-skilled cybercriminals.

The Ecosystem Makes Telegram the New Dark Web Market

Ecosystem Makes Telegram the New Dark Web Market
Ecosystem Makes Telegram the New Dark Web Market

Encrypted messaging applications have their own cybercrime ecosystem. But none of them is anywhere near the regular rollout of new features that Telegram has. As per the reports, the Telegram cybercrime ecosystem supports more in the direction of selling individual personally identifiable data and login credentials than corporate secrets. But that advanced database does appear there for sale from time to time.

However, researchers claim that a database of an unidentified insurance firm with 120 million customers is being offered for $360,000. It is far from infrequent to get recirculation of corporate data that has already been leaked in previous data breaches. There are even aggregator channels devoted to gathering this kind of data, and prices are far from excessive. Channels bursting with stolen data and login credentials from many data breaches offer access for $100 to $200 weekly, or around $2,000 for permanent access.

Direct access to banking scam services is also accessible: money mules, credit card skimming, and services that make purchases using stolen card numbers. Ransomware gangs also ply their trade on the platform, though the report finds that they are typically lesser and lesser-known groups.

Which Types of Dark Web Services Find in Telegram?

Types of Dark Web Services Find in Telegram
Types of Dark Web Services Find in Telegram

Now Telegram is the new dark web, allowing you to get the services that you will find in the dark web world. Here we have shared some of the dark web services you will find on the Telegram app.

  • Data Breaches: Data breaches leaked or sold on different underground forums on the dark web come to pass in different Telegram channels. Different sellers of Telegram offer data arrangement or hash-cracking services on leaked databases.
  • Financial Fraud: A Telegram seller offers data when it comes to financial fraud. Sellers provide physical and digital cards, stolen bank account logins, hijacked accounts, or pre-KYC crypto exchange accounts on different Telegram channels.
  • Stolen Accounts: Telegram sellers posted freely or sold streaming services, VPNs, and other hijacked accounts at lower prices, including Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Spotify, NordVPN, ExpressVPN, and many others. Criminals usually hijack these accounts and then sell them in bulk or even hand them out for free.
  • Fake ID, Documents, Vaccination Certificates: Many Telegram channels selling photoshopped driver’s licenses, passports, social security cards, birth certificates, and vaccine certificates even claim to get a real certificate by bribing.
  • Tutorials: Cybercriminals not only offer their criminal services but also offer tutorials, tips, and techniques for free or as a service. With the tutorials, sellers act as a recruitment tool and attract young, beginner criminals to join their operations.

Closing Sentiments

Cybercrime-focused Telegram groups and channels post data dumps to share illicit exchanges between bad actors, some with over 10,000 members. Usually, these data dumps would have been traded over the dark web. In this post, we have described why Telegram is the new dark web market for cyber criminals and types of dark web services you can find in this app. Let us know in the comment box if you know of other illegal dark web services on the Telegram app.

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