Cybercrime-as-a-Service: The Disney+ of the Dark Web
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Dark Markets: The Disney+ of Cybercrime
Exploring Dark Markets with Michele Campobasso
Cybercriminals can now ‘subscribe’ to hacking tools, stolen data, and illicit services just like signing up for Disney+. Instead of movies, they get malware, remote access tools or phishing kits.
These so-called Dark Markets offer a wide range of products, but how accessible are they really?
In this deep dive episode of Threat Talks, host Rob Maas is joined by cybersecurity researcher Michele Campobasso as they explore the cybercrime underground of Dark Markets:
– What are dark markets, and how do they work? 🕶️
– How do cybercriminals (or intrepid researchers) access these dark markets? 🔑
– How is cybercrime becoming as accessible as a streaming service? 🎬
– What risks do businesses face from dark markets? ⚠️
– What role does threat intelligence plays in monitoring these markets? 🔎
🔗 Tune in now to find out how Michele infiltrated one of these Dark Markets and what we can learn from his tactics and findings.
Your cybersecurity experts
Rob Maas
Field CTO
ON2IT
Michele Campobasso
Sr Security Researcher
Forescout Technologies
Episode details
How Dark Markets fuel digital threats
Nowadays, cybercrime can be as easy as subscribing to a streaming service. Malware, remote access tools, phishing kits, credit cards information: all of it is readily available, and oftentimes available as a service, if you just know where to look.
Michele Campobasso did and does know where to look, as he infiltrated one of these Dark Markets, eventually helping Europol take it down.
In this Deep Dive, he and host Rob Maas discuss the following topics:
– What are dark markets, and how do they work?
– How do cybercriminals (or intrepid researchers) gain access to these dark markets?
– What can or should organizations do to protect themselves against dark market threats?
The tactics used by cybercriminals are changing and threat intelligence plays a big part in helping us bolster our defenses. If you want a deeper understanding of today’s cybercrime economy and how dark markets fuel global cyber threats, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
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