Hackers, geeks and thieves -- analysis of dark web communities reveals varied motives

When we talk about the dark web it's easy to think of it as an amorphous malevolent blob. But new research from Recorded Future reveals some key differences between dark web communities in different parts of the world. The company's Inskit Group of researchers has actively analyzed underground markets and forums tailored to Russian and Chinese audiences over the past year and has discovered a number of differences in content hosted on forums, as well as differences in forum organization and conduct. The findings show that Russian-speaking cybercriminals value money above all else. Their fora don't have much room for… [Continue Reading]