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Presenting the findings of my latest report, ‘Behind the Dark Net Black Mirror,’ on Thursday 6th June at Infosecurity Europe 2019 Offering insights from conversations with dark net vendors offering targeted attacks against the FTSE 500 Afte… Continue reading Back Into The Web of Profit: Going Undercover in the Dark Net, Uncovering Threats to the Enterprise
Some of the most popular social media platforms are being exploited by cybercriminals to openly sell their tools and expertise This exploitation means that the lines between clear web platforms and their dark web equivalents have become blurred We use … Continue reading Social Media Platforms Bring the Dark Web Closer Than You Think
New “Social Media Platforms and the Cybercrime Economy” report explores the role of social media in enabling cybercrime The author of the report, Dr. Mike McGuire, will discuss the key findings and recommendations in a live webinar on Wedne… Continue reading Webinar: Social Media Platforms and the Cybercrime Economy
New report outlines how cybercriminals are exploiting trust on social media to spread malware and buy/sell hacking tools and expertise With social media playing a crucial day-to-day role in the workplace, this represents a major threat to organisations… Continue reading New report: Social Media Platforms and the Cybercrime Economy
The reappearance of malware variants shows how platform criminality is enabling hackers to teach old code new tricks The security industry and authorities need to work together to understand how platforms are being used to resurrect malware New malware… Continue reading Catch Me If You Can: The Changing Faces of Malware
Legitimate platforms like online gaming services are a breeding ground for hackers, with in-game currencies and micro-transactions putting a target on the gaming industry’s back Online games have also provided a testing ground for hackers keen to… Continue reading How Hackers Exploit Online Games
Platform criminality is leading to a rise in online services that offer easy access to malware and cybercrime expertise We must move beyond a simplistic firefighting approach to cybercrime if we want to disrupt cybercrime supply chains Earlier this yea… Continue reading Webstresser: When Platform Capitalism Goes Rogue
Ground-breaking study highlights emergence of Platform Criminality Cybercriminal profits are linked to drug production, human trafficking and terrorism We’ll be talking a lot more about this research in the weeks to come. Get your copy of the fre… Continue reading Free Report | Incredible Research Reveals Cybercrime’s Complex Economy
We conducted an independent, academic study into how much money cybercriminals are earning and what they spend it on. The findings are part of a larger eleven-month study titled Into the Web of Profit, sponsored by Bromium. The report is free… Continue reading Sex, Drugs and Toilet Rolls: How Cybercriminals Spend Their Money (infographic)
We conducted an independent, academic study into how much money cybercriminals are earning and what they spend it on. The findings are part of a larger eleven-month study titled Into the Web of Profit, sponsored by Bromium. The report is free and you c… Continue reading Tax Free Criminal Cyber Profits Reveal Economic Hierarchy