The underground marketplaces behind cybercrime [Q&A]

In the last few decades, we've seen cybercrime transform from an activity perpetrated by independent lone actors into an increasingly professional business endeavor in pursuit of profit. Cybercriminals communicate and collaborate, working together and exchanging information on the deep and dark web. But what exactly is up for sale on these underground markets and what does this tell us about threat actor behavior and motivation? We spoke to Dov Lerner, the lead security researcher at Cybersixgill to find out. BN: What sort of information and tools are available on the dark web? DL: The deep and dark web is a… [Continue Reading]