46M Cracked Passwords – Are People Getting Better at Securing Their Accounts? A little over a year ago, malicious actors hacked the MyFitnessPal service. With 143 million users, this was one of the largest hack of credentials ever reported. Now, … Read More
Large enterprise and SMBs
The Changing Costs of Cybercrime
The Changing Costs of Cybercrime The Workshop on the Economics of Information Security generates year after year some of the best research on information security. This year is no different with the publication of a new paper on the costs … Read More
Extracting Intelligence From Criminal Complaints
Extracting Intelligence From Criminal Complaints On May 3rd, law enforcement agencies announced that they had seized the servers that hosted the Wall Street darknet illicit market. They also arrested the market’s administrators. A copy of criminal complaint is now published … Read More
What Can We Learn From the Bitcoin Address of a Darknet Illicit Market
What Can We Learn From The Bitcoin Address of a Darknet Illicit Market The researcher Caleb (@5auth) recently discovered the bitcoin address that the darknet illicit market (Wall Street) administrators used to manage all the purchases made on their market. … Read More
How Relevant Are Darknet Illicit Markets?
How Relevant Are Darknet Illicit Markets? The lifespan of most darknet illicit markets is very limited. While some remain active for years, most only stay online for months. With the recent shutdown of Dreammarket and Wall Street, many people are … Read More
Are Online Offenders Quitters?
Are online offenders quitters? In a podcast I was listening to recently, offenders who had just gotten out of jail were discussing how everything in life is so difficult. Some may think that dealing drugs or stealing cars makes for … Read More
Why do carders still live with their moms?
Why do carders still live with their moms? What do school teachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? This is just one of the many intriguing questions that Levitt and Dubner ask in the 2005 best-seller Freakonomics. The answer: they … Read More
Online illicit markets
Online illicit markets The darknet provides a relatively anonymous environment in which to buy and sell illicit goods and services. Transactions take place in illicit markets that operate in a similar fashion to eBay and Amazon. The markets invite independent … Read More